Question

Michele is a sales agent who has a Korean client seeking to purchase a new home. Michele reasons that her client may want to live in a predominantly Korean neighborhood and therefore only shows homes in this neighborhood. What is Michele guilty of...?

Answer 1

Answer:

Michele is guilty of violating the Fair Housing Act

Explanation:

The Fair Housing Act mandates that all landlords, sales agents, lenders, buyers and renters be aware of practises that are discriminatory and not engage in it. This act is part of the Civil Rights law in America and enacted by Congress.

Examples of discriminatory practises include setting different prices for a house or apartment, delay or refusal to perform maintenance for select tenants or restricting renting or buying privileges based on gender, race or nationality.

Michele assumes her client who is Korean may want to live in an area dominated by Koreans and only shows homes that are in the Korean dominated neighborhood. What Michele did here was restricting or limiting renting or sale of property based on nationality.