Sec. 16 Discrimination in Hawaii Real Estate

The Supreme Court case of ______ paved the way for the fair housing laws used today by overturning the doctrine of "separate but equal."

Brown v. Board of Education

Which Supreme Court case involved a city ordinance that prohibited blacks from living on a block where the majority of the residents were white?

Buchanan vs. Warley

Chad, a landlord, made a pass at one of his tenants. She refused his advances, and her rent increased the following month. The other tenants didn't receive a rent increase. How did Chad violate fair housing law?

He created special terms for a tenant based on sex.

Which of these situations represents the illegal practice of redlining?

Hunter, a mortgage broker, refuses to underwrite mortgage applications from applicants who are buying in specific neighborhoods, based on the neighborhood's demographics.

How did the Supreme Court's decision in the case of Jones vs. Alfred H. Mayer Co. impact a home seller's responsibilities?

It found that racial discrimination is unconstitutional, even by a private home seller.

Hal's designing a website for his listing, a unique condo in the city. With its three flights of stairs and a double step at the front door, Hal doesn't think the condo is suitable for anyone with physical disabilities. Out of courtesy for potential buyers, he states his thoughts on the website. Is this allowed?

No, because Hal's actions, although well-intentioned, could be construed as discriminatory toward a protected class.

Fair housing legislation was, in part, the result of a long history of Supreme Court decisions. Which Supreme Court case determined that separate facilities for blacks and whites were constitutional as long as they were "equal"?

Plessy v. Ferguson

What's the term for a lender refusing to lend in a specific area, often based on the area's minority make-up?

Redlining

What discriminatory lending practice by lenders resulted in the destruction of whole neighborhoods, with perfectly good housing left abandoned?

Redlining Redlining areas based on protected class status of the area resulted in the destruction of whole neighborhoods and abandoned housing.

Ramon and Bill are victims of fair housing discrimination. Which of the following must have occurred if their landlord violated specific terms of the Fair Housing Act?

They were refused an apartment because Ramon is from Nicaragua