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A landlord in Trenton refuses to rent to an applicant because the applicant is in a civil union. Under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, this refusal is best described as:

Correct Answer

D) Unlawful discrimination based on a class protected only under New Jersey state law

New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination (LAD), N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 et seq., explicitly protects civil union status as a protected class in housing. The federal Fair Housing Act does not include civil union status as a protected class. Therefore, this refusal is unlawful under NJ state law but would not be covered by federal fair housing law alone, making it a state-law-only protection.

Answer Options
A
Permissible, because civil union status is not a protected class under federal fair housing law
B
Permissible, because landlords may set their own tenant selection criteria
C
Unlawful discrimination based on a class protected under both federal and New Jersey state law
D
Unlawful discrimination based on a class protected only under New Jersey state law

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