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Q: A prospect tells a leasing agent that he’s a devout Christian and wants to be shown only apartments where the neighboring occupants are also Christian. No Jews. No Muslims. Just Christians like me, he demands. What should the leasing agent do?  

Q: It’s unreasonable for residents to ask for an exception to the policies that apply to everyone else. True or false?

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Q: To avoid fair housing problems, always handle maintenance requests on a first-come, first-served basis. True or false?

Compliance efforts shouldn’t stop at the federal—or even state—level.

Q: Your community has a no-pets policy. A disabled student and army veteran who relies on an assistance dog to help her with post-traumatic stress disorder fills out a rental application. You screen her and find that she owes her former landlord thousands of dollars in unpaid rent and has a very poor credit report. Must you rent her an apartment? 

Which of the following new leasing agent(s) need(s) fair housing training before she begins performing her leasing agent duties ....

On June 18, Fair Housing Coach received the Gold Award for Best Real Estate Newsletter from the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE). This prestigious competition recognizes excellence in reporting, writing, and editing stories about residential and commercial real estate. 

Neighbors with young children complain about a lesbian tenant’s holding hands with her significant other in the lobby and other common areas of the building. What would you advise the landlord to do?