HUD's published Advertising Guidelines detail the type of advertising prohibited under ______________.

• A. The Civil Rights Act
• B. The Housing and Urban Development Act
• C. The Fair Housing Act
• D. The Civil Rights and Housing Act

Answer: (C)

Advertising guidelines focus on what is illegal in housing ads, and that illegal basis comes from the Fair Housing Act. The Fair Housing Act makes it unlawful to discriminate in the sale or rental of housing and in related advertising, so HUD’s Advertising Guidelines spell out the language and practices that are prohibited under that law. This includes avoiding any ad language that indicates a preference or limitation based on protected classes (such as race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or familial status) and promoting inclusive, non-discriminatory wording and imagery. The guidelines also encourage using the Equal Housing Opportunity logo and other non-discriminatory practices to show compliance. The other options don’t provide the legal foundation for prohibiting discriminatory housing advertising; they aren’t the statutes under which these ad prohibitions are defined.