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Familial Status & Housing for Older Persons
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- Protects families with kids under 18, pregnant women, those securing custody
- No 'adults only' buildings, no steering families to ground floors
- HOPA exemption: 62+ everyone, OR 55+ with 80% of units having a 55+ occupant
- Occupancy standards: reasonable limits OK (2/bedroom guideline), not kid bans
- 'Great for retirees' in a normal listing = familial-status red flag
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Is Familial Status & Housing for Older Persons on the real estate exam?Yes. Fair Housing & Ethics is a scored domain on the real estate licensing exam, and this topic appears in the national portion.
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