Before amendments, the Fair Housing Act forbade discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing, and in the provision of brokerage services, on the basis of:

Before amendments, the Fair Housing Act forbade discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing, and in the provision of brokerage services, on the basis of:

• A. Race, Color, Religion, or Nationality
• B. Race, Color, Religion, or Sex
• C. Race, Color, Nationality, or Disability
• D. Race, Color, Religion, or Creed

Answer: (A)

The act originally protected four groups: race, color, religion, and national origin. These were the categories barred from discrimination in selling, renting, financing housing, and in brokerage services before any amendments. The other options include categories added later (such as sex in 1974, and disability and familial status in 1988) or mix in Creed with Religion, which isn’t the term used in the pre-amendment statute. So the set that reflects the law before amendments is Race, Color, Religion, or National Origin.

The act originally protected four groups: race, color, religion, and national origin. These were the categories barred from discrimination in selling, renting, financing housing, and in brokerage services before any amendments. The other options include categories added later (such as sex in 1974, and disability and familial status in 1988) or mix in Creed with Religion, which isn’t the term used in the pre-amendment statute. So the set that reflects the law before amendments is Race, Color, Religion, or National Origin.