New Jersey — Fair Housing (NJ LAD) — New Jersey Real Estate — State Law Practice Test

This New Jersey Real Estate — State Law New Jersey — Fair Housing (NJ LAD) practice set has 14 practice questions based on the official exam materials, each with an instant explanation.

Sample questions

Three questions from the New Jersey — Fair Housing (NJ LAD) bank with the correct answer and an explanation. The practice quiz above draws 14 questions at random from the same bank.

1. Compared with the federal Fair Housing Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) protects:

   • More classes than the federal act — it adds source of income, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, and others — Correct answer
   • Exactly the same seven classes as the federal Fair Housing Act, no more
   • Fewer classes than the federal act, since states cannot exceed federal protection
   • Only race and religion, leaving the rest to federal law

   Explanation: The NJ LAD (N.J.S.A. §10:5-12) prohibits housing discrimination on MORE bases than the federal Fair Housing Act — it adds, among others, lawful source of income, affectional/sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital/civil-union/domestic-partnership status, ancestry, nationality, and age, on top of the federally protected classes. Law Against Discrimination（反歧视法/LAD）: New Jersey's broad anti-discrimination statute. Source: N.J.S.A. §10:5-12.

   Handbook: New Jersey Fair Housing — LAD protects more classes than federal (N.J.S.A. §10:5-12)

2. A New Jersey landlord refuses to rent to an applicant solely because the applicant will pay part of the rent with a Section 8 housing voucher. Under the NJ LAD, is this lawful?

   • No — lawful source of income (incl. Section 8) is protected under the NJ LAD, even though it is not a federal class — Correct answer
   • Yes — source of income is protected by no law, so the landlord may refuse
   • Yes — the federal Fair Housing Act controls and does not list source of income
   • No — but only because Section 8 vouchers are a federally protected class

   Explanation: No — 'lawful source of income' (which includes Section 8 housing vouchers and other rental assistance) is a protected category under the NJ LAD, even though source of income is NOT a federal Fair Housing Act class. Refusing solely on that basis is unlawful discrimination in NJ. Source of income（收入来源）: a NJ-protected basis covering Section 8 and other lawful rent assistance. Source: N.J.S.A. §10:5-12(g)/(h).

   Handbook: New Jersey Fair Housing — lawful source of income (Section 8) is LAD-protected (N.J.S.A. §10:5-12)

3. Under the NJ LAD, may a real-estate licensee decline to show or rent housing to a person because of the person's sexual orientation or gender identity?

   • No — sexual orientation and gender identity are protected categories under the NJ LAD — Correct answer
   • Yes — these are not protected by any housing law
   • Yes — only the federal seven classes apply in New Jersey
   • Only if the licensee discloses the reason in writing

   Explanation: No. Affectional or sexual orientation and gender identity or expression are protected categories under the NJ LAD, so refusing housing on those bases is unlawful — even though they are not among the federal Fair Housing Act's classes. Protected category（受保护类别）: a basis on which discrimination is forbidden. Source: N.J.S.A. §10:5-12; §10:5-5.

   Handbook: New Jersey Fair Housing — sexual orientation / gender identity protected (N.J.S.A. §10:5-12)