Georgia — Fair Housing — Georgia Real Estate — State Law Practice Test
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A Georgia real estate agent directs a Black family only toward homes in predominantly Black neighborhoods and a White family only toward homes in predominantly White neighborhoods. Under the Georgia Fair Housing Act, this practice is called:
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This Georgia Real Estate — State Law Georgia — Fair Housing practice set has 12 practice questions based on the official exam materials, each with an instant explanation.
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Three questions from the Georgia — Fair Housing bank with the correct answer and an explanation. The practice quiz above draws 12 questions at random from the same bank.
Under the Georgia Fair Housing Act (O.C.G.A. §8-3-202), which list correctly states ALL of the protected classes against whom housing discrimination is prohibited?
- Race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, and national origin — Correct answer
- Only race, color, and national origin
- Race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, national origin, AND sexual orientation
- Income level, age, marital status, and occupation
Explanation: The Georgia Fair Housing Act protects seven classes that mirror the federal Fair Housing Act exactly: race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, and national origin. Georgia adds NO extra protected class at the state level (there is no state sexual-orientation or source-of-income class). Protected class（受保护类别 / clase protegida）: a characteristic the statute forbids using to discriminate. Source: O.C.G.A. §8-3-202.
Handbook: Georgia Fair Housing Act — protected classes (O.C.G.A. §8-3-202)
Does the Georgia Fair Housing Act (O.C.G.A. §8-3) add 'sexual orientation' as a state-level protected class beyond the seven federal classes?
- No — Georgia protects only the same seven classes as the federal Fair Housing Act — Correct answer
- Yes — Georgia statute expressly adds sexual orientation as an eighth class
- Yes — Georgia adds both sexual orientation and source of income
- Georgia has no fair housing statute, so only federal law applies
Explanation: No. The Georgia Fair Housing Act tracks the federal Fair Housing Act and protects only the same seven classes (race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, national origin); it does NOT add sexual orientation (or source of income) at the state level. A licensee should not assume Georgia goes beyond the federal set. Substantially equivalent（实质等同 / sustancialmente equivalente）: a state law HUD has certified as matching the federal Act's protections. Source: O.C.G.A. §8-3-202.
Handbook: Georgia Fair Housing Act — no state classes beyond the federal seven (O.C.G.A. §8-3-202)
Under the Georgia Fair Housing Act, what does 'familial status' protect?
- Households with a child under 18, pregnant persons, and those obtaining legal custody of a child — Correct answer
- Married couples only, regardless of whether they have children
- Any group of unrelated adults sharing a dwelling
- Households where every occupant is over the age of 55
Explanation: Familial status protects households that include a child under 18 living with a parent or legal custodian, a person who is pregnant, and a person in the process of obtaining legal custody of a child. It is what makes 'no children' rental policies unlawful. Familial status（家庭状况 / estatus familiar）: protection for families with children under 18, pregnant persons, and those securing custody. Source: O.C.G.A. §8-3-201; §8-3-202.
Handbook: Georgia Fair Housing Act — familial status defined (O.C.G.A. §8-3-201)