1. Religious organizations are fully exempt from fair housing laws?

2. The Federal Fair Housing Act forbids discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, national origin, familial status, and marital status?

3. Familial status covers only parents who have custody of and live with a child under the age of 18?

4. A newspaper and a landlord can be liable for publishing a discriminatory ad?

5. A person who has not been diagnosed or treated for a mental impairment can still be defined as “disabled” under fair housing laws?

6. If a property qualifies as housing for older persons, it can discriminate against families with children?

7. A house rule that restricts the laundry facilities to “tenants-only” is legal?

8. Hawai‘i state fair housing laws cover martial status, age, and service animals, in addition to the protected classes of the Federal Fair Housing Act?

9. Only individuals with physical disabilities are defined as “disabled” under fair housing laws.

10. A landlord can require families with children to live on the first floor for safety reasons?

11. A person seeking to rent an apartment must fill out an application to rent before a fair housing complaint can be filed?

12. A person must have a disability parking placard issued by the State of Hawai‘i in order to be considered “disabled” under fair housing laws?

13. A landlord can charge a higher security deposit for families with minor children because there will be more wear and tear on the unit?

14. Sexual harassment is covered by fair housing laws?

15. It is illegal for a landlord to require that disabled tenants provide proof of liability insurance as a condition of tenancy?

16. Condos can have no-pet policies?

17. A landlord can refuse to rent to people who smoke cigarettes?

18. It is legal for a realtor to refuse to show a unit to wheelchair users because it is not wheelchair accessible?

19. A condo can restrict its gym and swimming pool to adults only for safety reasons?

20. A landlord can refuse to provide a reasonable accommodation if it creates an undue financial burden on the landlord?

21. Landlords can call the Legal Aid Society’s Fair Housing Hotline for help?

22. If a disabled resident requests permission to install a wheelchair ramp on the common element, the condo association must pay for the ramp?

23. A housing provider with a “no-pet” policy can refuse to permit companion animals, support animals, therapeutic animals, and comfort animals as a reasonable accommodation because they are not trained service animals like seeing eye-dogs?

24. If a person with an invisible disability requests a reasonable accommodation, the landlord can request verification of the disability from a reliable source?

25. The Fair Housing Enforcement Program can help any person who experiences housing discrimination, regardless of their income?

1. FALSE. Religious organizations cannot restrict its membership on the basis of race, color, or national origin. If the housing is operated for a commercial purpose, it is not exempt from fair housing laws.

2. FALSE. The Federal Fair Housing Act does not cover marital status. However, marital status is covered by Hawai‘i state fair housing laws.

3. FALSE. Familial status coverage is not limited to parents only. Any person with custody over a minor child or a person in the process of securing custody of a child is protected by fair housing laws. A person who is pregnant is also covered.

4. TRUE. It is a violation of federal and state fair housing laws to make, print, or publish a discriminatory ad.

5. TRUE. A person who has not been diagnosed with a disability can still be regarded or perceived as disabled.

6. TRUE. If the property is housing for older persons, it can refuse to allow families with children to move in.

7. TRUE. However, if a resident requires a reasonable accommodation because the person is disabled and needs someone else to do their laundry, the landlord must make an exception.

8. TRUE. Hawai‘i state fair housing laws prohibit housing discrimination on the basis of age, marital status, and sexual orientation.

9. FALSE. A person is “disabled” under fair housing laws if that person has a physical OR mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities.

10. FALSE. Restricting families with minor children to ground floor units constitutes illegal housing discrimination on the basis of familial status, even if the landlord has sincere safety concerns.

11. FALSE. A person who has not filled out an application can still file a fair housing complaint.

12. FALSE. Neither state or federal fair housing laws required that a person have any official verification or documentation of a disability.

13. FALSE. It is illegal for landlords to impose different terms and conditions based on a person’s membership to a protect class.

14. TRUE. Sexual harassment is a form of gender discrimination, which is prohibited by fair housing laws.

15. TRUE. It is illegal to impose different terms and conditions based on a person’s membership to a protected class.

16. TRUE. However, if a disabled resident requires the use of a service animal or other assistive animal, the landlord must make an exception to the policy.

17. TRUE. Smokers are not protected by federal or state fair housing laws.

18. FALSE. A realtor cannot restrict housing options on the basis of a person’s disability, even if the realtor does not think the person can access the housing.

19. FALSE. It is illegal restrict housing amenities to adults only.

20. TRUE. A landlord can refuse to make a reasonable accommodation doing so would create an undue financial burden. But, the landlord should engage in an interactive dialogue with the person making the request by suggesting a reasonable alternative.

21. TRUE. Housing providers can call Legal Aid’s Fair Housing Enforcement Hotline (866-527-FAIR) for technical assistance on fair housing laws.

22. FALSE. Generally, in private housing, the person making a request must pay for any modification.

23. FALSE. Animals that are necessary to lessen the effects of a disability may be a necessary accommodation if the animal is not trained or certified service animal.

24. TRUE. A housing provider can request verification of a person’s disability in response to a request for a reasonable accommodation or reasonable modification.

25. TRUE. There are no income eligibility requirements for persons seeking assistance from Legal Aid’s Fair Housing Enforcement Program.