Fair housing
Protected class
A characteristic on which housing discrimination is prohibited
Seven are protected federally. Many states and cities add others — source of income, marital status, age, sexual orientation and gender identity are common additions — and a licensee complies with the strictest law reaching their transaction.
How the exam asks about it
Items commonly list a characteristic that is not federally protected to see whether you know the federal list precisely.
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