May 2008 Coach's Quiz

We have given you seven rules on how to comply with fair housing law when dealing with families with children. Now let's look at how the rules might apply in the real world. Take the COACH'S Quiz to see what you have learned.

INSTRUCTIONS: Each of the following questions has only one correct answer. On a separate piece of paper, write down the number of each question, followed by the answer you think is correct—for example, 1)b, 2)a, and so on.

COACH'S TIP: The correct answers (with explanations) follow the quiz. Good luck!

QUESTION #1

A couple with two young children come to your office. They tell you that they are looking for a two-bedroom unit and ask about the distance to the local elementary school. You tell them about your available units, but you advise them that they would be happier living somewhere closer to the school. Since you have only the family's best interests at heart, you have not violated fair housing law. True or false?

1. True.

2. False.

QUESTION #2

Your community was built before 1978, and you know that lead-based paint has been controlled in some of your vacant one-bedroom units, but not in others. When a pregnant woman and her husband come into the office to inquire about renting a one-bedroom unit, you should:

1. Tell them about only the units in which lead-based paint has been controlled.

2. Tell them about all the units, but advise them to stay away from those in which lead-based paint has not been controlled.

3. Tell them about all the units, disclosing which ones contain lead-based paint, and ask which ones they want to see.

QUESTION #3

The pregnant woman and her husband in Question #2 decide to rent a unit in which lead-based paint has not been controlled. Before they sign the lease, you comply with federal lead-based paint disclosure law as well as any applicable state or local requirements. Since they are willing to rent the unit with full knowledge of the dangers posed by lead-based paint, you may require them to sign a document to protect you from any liability due to the lead-based paint in the unit. True or false?

1. True.

2. False.

QUESTION #4

Your community requires that children under the age of 14 have adult supervision to use the pool. You also have a code of conduct that prohibits roughhousing in the pool area, for the safety and enjoyment of everyone using the pool. You have received complaints from some of your older residents about teenagers who run around and push each other in the pool. You should:

1. Ban anyone under 18 from using the pool.

2. Increase the age for which adult supervision is required to use the pool, from 14 to 18.

3. Identify who is causing the problems, so you can address the problems with their families.