Chapter 7 - The Florida Real Estate Exam
Civil Rights Act of 1866 - ANS- -prohibits any type of discrimination based on race in any
real estate transaction
Jones v Mayer - ANS- -Supreme Court decision that upheld Civil Rights Act of 1866 and
declared it still applies today and that it prohibits all racial discrimination (public and
private) in sale of all real property (residential and commercial)
Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title II - ANS- -prohibits discrimination on basis of race, color,
religion and natural origin
-in places of public accommodation engaged in interstate commerce
Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title III - ANS- -prohibits state and musical governments from
denying access to public facilities on grounds of race, color, religion and national origin
Other name for Civil Rights Act of 1968 - ANS- The Fair Housing Act
Other name for Fair Housing Act - ANS- Civil Rights Act of 1968
What is the Fair Housing Act - ANS- contained Title VIII of Civil Rights Act of 1968
-prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex and national oiling when selling
or renting residential property
What is the Fair Housing Amendment Act? - ANS- -1988
-expanded federal civil rights protections
-added 2 protected classes
What are the 2 protected classes that were added in 1988 Fair Housing Act amendment ?
- ANS- 1. familial status - families with children younger than 18 and pregnant women
2. handicap status
What are the 7 protected classes? - ANS- 1. race
2. color
3. religion
4. sex
5. handicap status
6. familial status
7. national origin
Acronym for remembering protected classes? - ANS- Familial status
, Race
Sex
Handicap
Color
Religion
National origin
What are 2 categories of housing under the Fair Housing Act? - ANS- 1. single family
homes
2. multifamily housing
4 ways to define single-family houses - ANS- 1. residential property that is not privately
owned
2. privately owned residential property of a real estate licensee is emptied to sell or rent
3. residential property owned by a person who owns 4 or more residential units in total
4. residential property which owner sells 2 more houses in the past years in which he/she
was not a resident
What 2 ways are multi-family housing defined? - ANS- 1. multifamily dwelling of 5 or
more units
2. multifamily dwellings of 4 or fewer units if owner does not reside in any of them
What are 2 conditions that must be met to exempt certain housing for older persons? -
ANS- 1. all units occupied by person 62 or older
2. at least 80% of the units are occupied by 1 or more persons 55 or older and housing
policies demonstrates intent to be 55+ housing
What are conditions that must be met for 3 exemptions to Fair Housing Act? - ANS- 1.
real estate licensee was not involved
2. there was no discriminatory advertising
What are the 3 exemptions to the Fair Housing Act if 2 conditions apply? - ANS- 1. seller
owns 3 or fewer single-family dwellings and sells or rents the property
2. seller was not living in the single-family house and was not the most recent resident
when property was sold or rented
3. rentals in multi-family dwellings with 4 or fewer family units as long as owner lives in 1
of the units
What is the 1 condition that must be met for 3 special exemptions? - ANS- -housing not
operated for commercial purposes
What 2 special exemptions exist under Fair Housing Act? - ANS- 1. religious
organizations may restrict dwelling units
Civil Rights Act of 1866 - ANS- -prohibits any type of discrimination based on race in any
real estate transaction
Jones v Mayer - ANS- -Supreme Court decision that upheld Civil Rights Act of 1866 and
declared it still applies today and that it prohibits all racial discrimination (public and
private) in sale of all real property (residential and commercial)
Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title II - ANS- -prohibits discrimination on basis of race, color,
religion and natural origin
-in places of public accommodation engaged in interstate commerce
Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title III - ANS- -prohibits state and musical governments from
denying access to public facilities on grounds of race, color, religion and national origin
Other name for Civil Rights Act of 1968 - ANS- The Fair Housing Act
Other name for Fair Housing Act - ANS- Civil Rights Act of 1968
What is the Fair Housing Act - ANS- contained Title VIII of Civil Rights Act of 1968
-prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex and national oiling when selling
or renting residential property
What is the Fair Housing Amendment Act? - ANS- -1988
-expanded federal civil rights protections
-added 2 protected classes
What are the 2 protected classes that were added in 1988 Fair Housing Act amendment ?
- ANS- 1. familial status - families with children younger than 18 and pregnant women
2. handicap status
What are the 7 protected classes? - ANS- 1. race
2. color
3. religion
4. sex
5. handicap status
6. familial status
7. national origin
Acronym for remembering protected classes? - ANS- Familial status
, Race
Sex
Handicap
Color
Religion
National origin
What are 2 categories of housing under the Fair Housing Act? - ANS- 1. single family
homes
2. multifamily housing
4 ways to define single-family houses - ANS- 1. residential property that is not privately
owned
2. privately owned residential property of a real estate licensee is emptied to sell or rent
3. residential property owned by a person who owns 4 or more residential units in total
4. residential property which owner sells 2 more houses in the past years in which he/she
was not a resident
What 2 ways are multi-family housing defined? - ANS- 1. multifamily dwelling of 5 or
more units
2. multifamily dwellings of 4 or fewer units if owner does not reside in any of them
What are 2 conditions that must be met to exempt certain housing for older persons? -
ANS- 1. all units occupied by person 62 or older
2. at least 80% of the units are occupied by 1 or more persons 55 or older and housing
policies demonstrates intent to be 55+ housing
What are conditions that must be met for 3 exemptions to Fair Housing Act? - ANS- 1.
real estate licensee was not involved
2. there was no discriminatory advertising
What are the 3 exemptions to the Fair Housing Act if 2 conditions apply? - ANS- 1. seller
owns 3 or fewer single-family dwellings and sells or rents the property
2. seller was not living in the single-family house and was not the most recent resident
when property was sold or rented
3. rentals in multi-family dwellings with 4 or fewer family units as long as owner lives in 1
of the units
What is the 1 condition that must be met for 3 special exemptions? - ANS- -housing not
operated for commercial purposes
What 2 special exemptions exist under Fair Housing Act? - ANS- 1. religious
organizations may restrict dwelling units
