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A city council in Idaho passes a local ordinance adding sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes in housing within city limits. An Idaho licensee working in that city asks whether the local ordinance or the Idaho Fair Housing Act controls. Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding this situation?

Correct Answer

A) The local ordinance may provide broader protections than the Idaho state statute within city limits, and licensees should comply with the more protective standard.

Under fair housing principles, local governments may enact ordinances that provide greater protections than state or federal law, as long as they do not conflict with or fall below state or federal minimums. If a city in Idaho adds sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes, licensees operating in that jurisdiction should comply with the more protective local standard. This is consistent with how fair housing law operates across multiple levels of government.

Answer Options
A
The local ordinance may provide broader protections than the Idaho state statute within city limits, and licensees should comply with the more protective standard.
B
The Idaho Real Estate Commission must approve any local fair housing ordinance before it becomes effective.
C
Local fair housing ordinances automatically supersede state law in all Idaho jurisdictions.
D
The Idaho Fair Housing Act preempts all local ordinances, so the city ordinance has no legal effect.

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