On April 11, 1968, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which was meant as a follow-up to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The 1968 act expanded on previous acts and prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin Title
Vill of the Act is also known as the Fair Housing Act (of 1968).
-"History of Fair Housing." U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2013
Based on this excerpt, which action is prohibited under Title VIll of this act?
A. a landlord performing background checks on potential renters
OB. a landlord using income standards to determine eligibility for renting property
C. a mortgage company increasing interest rates based on credit scores
D. a homeowner adjusting the terms for selling property based on a buyer's ethnicity