CAM CERTIFIED APARTMENT MANAGER EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
Domain 1: Fair Housing & Legal Compliance (Questions 1–25)
1. Under the Fair Housing Act, which is prohibited?
A) Requiring a minimum credit score
B) Refusing to rent to someone with a service animal
C) Evicting a tenant for non-payment of rent
D) Charging a late fee
Answer: B
Rationale: The Fair Housing Act requires reasonable accommodations for
disabilities, including service animals. Credit checks and late fees are legal if
applied uniformly.
2. Which protected class was added to the Fair Housing Act in 1988?
A) Race
B) Religion
C) Familial status
D) National origin
Answer: C
,Rationale: Familial status (households with children under 18) and disability were
added via the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988.
3. A prospect uses a wheelchair and requests a parking space near the entrance.
You must:
A) Charge an extra deposit
B) Grant if reasonable and no undue burden
C) Deny because parking is first-come
D) Require a doctor’s note
Answer: B
Rationale: Reasonable accommodation requests must be granted unless they
cause undue financial/administrative burden.
4. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to:
A) All apartment communities
B) Common areas of public facilities only
C) Individual apartments
D) Privately owned single-family homes
Answer: B
,Rationale: ADA covers public/common areas (leasing office, pool). Fair Housing
Act covers individual units for disabilities.
5. “Steering” refers to:
A) Directing prospects to specific areas based on race
B) Showing all available units
C) Offering move-in specials
D) Requiring income verification
Answer: A
Rationale: Steering is a discriminatory practice under Fair Housing, channeling
protected classes to certain neighborhoods/units.
6. You may ask about a service animal if:
A) The disability is visible
B) You ask what task it performs
C) You request certification papers
D) The animal is aggressive
Answer: B
Rationale: Allowed questions: (1) Is animal required for disability? (2) What
work/task has it been trained to perform? No certification required.
, 7. Which is a Fair Housing exemption?
A) All multifamily over 4 units
B) Owner-occupied buildings with 4 or fewer units
C) Any property managed by a third party
D) Section 8 properties
Answer: B
Rationale: The “Mrs. Murphy” exemption applies to owner-occupied buildings
with ≤4 units, no broker used.
8. An applicant’s emotional support animal:
A) Can be charged a pet fee
B) Is not a pet under Fair Housing
C) Must be professionally trained
D) Must be a dog
Answer: B
Rationale: ESAs are assistance animals, not pets. No pet fees/breed restrictions
apply.
9. Blockbusting is:
Domain 1: Fair Housing & Legal Compliance (Questions 1–25)
1. Under the Fair Housing Act, which is prohibited?
A) Requiring a minimum credit score
B) Refusing to rent to someone with a service animal
C) Evicting a tenant for non-payment of rent
D) Charging a late fee
Answer: B
Rationale: The Fair Housing Act requires reasonable accommodations for
disabilities, including service animals. Credit checks and late fees are legal if
applied uniformly.
2. Which protected class was added to the Fair Housing Act in 1988?
A) Race
B) Religion
C) Familial status
D) National origin
Answer: C
,Rationale: Familial status (households with children under 18) and disability were
added via the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988.
3. A prospect uses a wheelchair and requests a parking space near the entrance.
You must:
A) Charge an extra deposit
B) Grant if reasonable and no undue burden
C) Deny because parking is first-come
D) Require a doctor’s note
Answer: B
Rationale: Reasonable accommodation requests must be granted unless they
cause undue financial/administrative burden.
4. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to:
A) All apartment communities
B) Common areas of public facilities only
C) Individual apartments
D) Privately owned single-family homes
Answer: B
,Rationale: ADA covers public/common areas (leasing office, pool). Fair Housing
Act covers individual units for disabilities.
5. “Steering” refers to:
A) Directing prospects to specific areas based on race
B) Showing all available units
C) Offering move-in specials
D) Requiring income verification
Answer: A
Rationale: Steering is a discriminatory practice under Fair Housing, channeling
protected classes to certain neighborhoods/units.
6. You may ask about a service animal if:
A) The disability is visible
B) You ask what task it performs
C) You request certification papers
D) The animal is aggressive
Answer: B
Rationale: Allowed questions: (1) Is animal required for disability? (2) What
work/task has it been trained to perform? No certification required.
, 7. Which is a Fair Housing exemption?
A) All multifamily over 4 units
B) Owner-occupied buildings with 4 or fewer units
C) Any property managed by a third party
D) Section 8 properties
Answer: B
Rationale: The “Mrs. Murphy” exemption applies to owner-occupied buildings
with ≤4 units, no broker used.
8. An applicant’s emotional support animal:
A) Can be charged a pet fee
B) Is not a pet under Fair Housing
C) Must be professionally trained
D) Must be a dog
Answer: B
Rationale: ESAs are assistance animals, not pets. No pet fees/breed restrictions
apply.
9. Blockbusting is:
