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REAL ESTATE EXAM PREPGEORGIA REAL ESTATE EXAM GLOSSARY
A protected class is a group defined by a characteristic that anti-discrimination law prohibits decision-makers from using as a basis for specified housing, credit, employment, or public-accommodation conduct.
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Fair housing
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GLOSSARY TERM GUIDEBuild the complete exam definition
Learn the rule, separate it from the nearest distractor, then apply it to a Georgia fact pattern.
What does Protected class mean?
A protected class is a group defined by a characteristic that anti-discrimination law prohibits decision-makers from using as a basis for specified housing, credit, employment, or public-accommodation conduct.
How do you separate the nearest exam answer?
Federal fair housing has seven listed class categories. ECOA, the ADA, and state or local laws have different coverage, terms, and protected bases.
What changes or stays the same in Georgia?
For Georgia housing questions, start with the federal Fair Housing Act categories and then consider any additional law named in the stem. Do not invent a federal class from an unrelated fairness concern.
A property manager rejects an otherwise qualified applicant because the applicant has children, making familial status the prohibited basis.
The law protects people from decisions based on covered characteristics, not properties or neighborhoods as protected classes themselves.
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GLOSSARY TERM GUIDERetrieve the rule under exam conditions
Answer before reading the explanation. Then explain why every distractor belongs to a different term.
A property manager turns down four applicants: a 70-year-old retiree, an unmarried adult, a full-time college student, and a parent with two young children. Under the federal Fair Housing Act, which denial raises a protected-class issue if it was based on that trait?
- A
The retiree, based on age
- B
The unmarried adult, based on marital status
- C
The student, based on student status
- D
The parent, based on familial status
The federal Fair Housing Act protects seven classes: race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin, and disability. Familial status covers households with children under 18. Age and marital status are not federal fair housing classes, though other laws, such as ECOA for credit, do cover them.
Mark each box only when you can perform the skill without looking.
I can define the term in one precise sentence.
I can separate it from the closest look-alike.
I can explain the Georgia rule or confirm that the national rule applies.
I can answer the practice check and explain every option.
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Official exam administration and content-outline source.
https://test-takers.psiexams.com/api/content/bulletin/4672Federal source for protected classes, prohibited conduct, accommodations, and modifications.
https://www.hud.gov/helping-americans/fair-housing-act-overviewCurrent federal ECOA regulation. Its July 2026 amendments remove disparate-impact liability under ECOA, so Fair Housing Act analysis must remain separate.
https://www.consumerfinance.gov/rules-policy/regulations/1002/