CHAPTER 14 QUIZ

1. The agency responsible for the enforcement of the Fair Housing Act is the:

2. Lydia owns two multiunit apartment buildings, a two-flat on Oak Street and a 12-unit building on Main Street. She lives in an apartment in the Main Street property. Which of Lydia’s properties, if any, is exempt from the Illinois Human Rights Act?

3. The Fair Housing Act of 1968 is contained in:

4. Real estate brokers are required to do all of the following EXCEPT:

5. The refusal of a lending institution to make a residential real estate loan strictly because of the racial or ethnic composition of the neighborhood is called:

6. Discrimination based on familial status was prohibited with the passage of the:

7. Discrimination on the basis of any of the following could be construed as violations of fair housing laws EXCEPT for discrimination based on ___________considerations.

8. The practice of channeling families with children away from other buildings into an apartment where other families with children reside is:

9. The Federal Fair Housing Act prohibits all of the following EXCEPT:

10. The restrictive covenant in a condominium complex prohibits pets. A prospective buyer with a physical disability relies on an animal to assist him. Which of the following is true?

11. The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that:

12. The Civil Rights Act of 1866 prohibits discrimination in housing based on:

13. It is illegal for a lending institution to refuse to make a residential real estate loan in a particular area only because of the:

14. A discrimination suit may be filed in federal court by:

15. In order to file a complaint of discrimination, the complainant must:

16. A prospective homebuyer who is black inquires about the availability of a home in a predominately white residential neighborhood. What should the broker say to this prospect?

17. Protection from threats or acts of violence against those who assist and encourage open housing rights is found in the:

18. The provisions of the Fair Housing Act apply:

19. Actions that are made illegal by federal and state fair housing laws include all of the following EXCEPT:

20. Discrimination based on familial status was prohibited with the passage of the:

21. There are exceptions to some of the fair housing laws for all of the following criteria EXCEPT:

22. Steering is:

23. When a salesperson represents that minorities are moving into the area to get homeowner to sell their properties, this activity is:

24. Under the federal Fair Housing Act it is illegal to discriminate because:

25. A house for sale was advertised: “Fine executive home in an exclusive neighborhood, suitable for an older couple; near St. Mary’s Church.” All of the following are true EXCEPT:

26. Which of the following would be considered to be legal?

27. Which of the following would BEST describe the term familial status?

28. Which of the following would NOT be covered by the Federal Fair Housing laws?

29. If an Illinois licensee has been found by a court to have illegally discriminated,