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A Virginia property manager screens rental applicants and rejects a 57-year-old applicant, stating the complex is 'not suitable for older residents.' The rejected applicant is a retired Marine Corps colonel with a VA housing voucher. If the property manager's rejection was based solely on age, which Virginia-specific protected class is violated — and would the applicant's military background or voucher use independently create additional Virginia fair housing claims?

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D) Elderliness is violated; if the rejection had been based on voucher use or military status, those would also be separate Virginia violations

Virginia Fair Housing Law (Va. Code § 36-96.1 et seq.) protects elderliness (55+), source of funds, and military status as separate Virginia-specific protected classes. Since the rejection was based solely on age, elderliness is the violated class. However, if the rejection had instead been based on the applicant's VA housing voucher, source of funds would apply; if based on military background, military status would apply. Each class creates an independent potential claim under Virginia law.

Answer Options
A
No violation occurred because the property manager may set age preferences under the Housing for Older Persons Act exemption
B
Only elderliness is violated; military status and source of funds are federal protections that do not apply here
C
Only elderliness is violated; military status and source of funds are not protected under Virginia law
D
Elderliness is violated; if the rejection had been based on voucher use or military status, those would also be separate Virginia violations

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