What is the exam-ready answer?
| Roadmap lesson | 101 of 500 |
|---|---|
| Official syllabus topic | Tenant Procurement, Screening, and Qualification |
| Official PSI area | Property Management |
| Published area weight | 3% of the 100-question national portion |
| Exam portion | National salesperson portion |
| Source edition | PSI Georgia Candidate Information Bulletin dated July 1, 2026 |
| Last verified | August 2, 2026 |
The Rule
PSI publishes the weight for the complete content area, not a fixed question count for this lesson. Learn the rule well enough to apply it when PSI changes names, numbers, or parties in a new scenario.
Complete lesson
Read each concept as part of one decision system. The exam often gives one accurate statement and three statements that belong to a nearby concept.
Marketing and applications
Use inclusive advertising, the same information pathway, a complete application, transparent fees, and published qualification standards. Do not discourage prospects based on protected traits.
Consistent criteria
Criteria should relate to tenancy risk, be applied in the same sequence, and permit any individualized consideration required by law. Unsupported exceptions create discrimination and operational risk.
Consumer reports
When a landlord or manager uses a consumer report, authorization, permissible-purpose, notice, and adverse-action requirements may apply. Applicants should receive required information when a report contributes to denial or less favorable terms.
Documentation and privacy
Record objective reasons, safeguard personal identifiers, limit access, retain records under policy and law, and securely dispose of data.
Decision rule
Georgia-specific distinction
Worked example
Scenario. A manager waives the income standard for one applicant because the applicant belongs to the owner's preferred religious group.
Reason it through. The exception is based on a protected characteristic rather than a neutral tenancy factor and treats comparable applicants differently.
Answer. The practice is prohibited disparate treatment and the criteria must be applied lawfully and consistently.
Common exam traps
- Using different questions for different applicants
- Making protected-class exceptions
- Ignoring adverse-action notices
- Collecting personal data without safeguards
Original practice questions with detailed explanations
These questions were written for instruction and mapped to the current outline. They are not copied from PSI or any live examination. Choose an answer before opening the explanation.
Question 1What makes a screening standard defensible?
- A. Written, relevant, and consistently applied criteria
- B. Owner preference by religion
- C. Different rules for families
- D. Secret oral policies
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Answer: A. Written, relevant, and consistently applied criteria
Objective, business-related standards reduce arbitrary and discriminatory decisions.
Question 2A consumer report contributes to denial. What may be required?
- A. Adverse-action notice
- B. A deed
- C. A variance
- D. An appraisal license
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Answer: A. Adverse-action notice
Federal consumer-reporting law can require notice identifying specified rights and report-source information.
Question 3Should applicant data be available to every employee?
- A. Yes
- B. No, access should be limited to legitimate need
- C. Only after denial
- D. Only in print
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Answer: B. No, access should be limited to legitimate need
Sensitive information should be safeguarded and accessed only for authorized purposes.
Mastery tracking
Mark this lesson mastered only when every statement is true.
- State the direct answer and decision rule without notes.
- Explain every core concept in plain English.
- Solve the worked example after changing one important fact.
- Identify the Georgia distinction before reading answer choices.
- Answer all three questions correctly and reject every distractor.
- Repeat the topic in mixed practice on a later day.
Recommended next lesson
Continue with Fair Housing and ADA in Property Management. Continue to roadmap lesson 102 and build on this decision rule.
Return to the Property Management hub to see every official branch and the complete lesson sequence for this content area.