New York real estate glossary

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Search 189 exam terms from all 19 New York salesperson curriculum subjects. Every definition opens into a sourced guide with an exam cue, a practical example and the distinction students often miss.

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Assistance animal

An animal that works, provides assistance or performs tasks, or provides disability-related emotional support under applicable housing rules.

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B

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Blockbusting

Inducing or attempting to induce a sale or rental by suggesting that protected-class entry or change will cause harmful neighborhood effects.

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D

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Disparate treatment

Intentional or differential treatment of people because of a protected characteristic.

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Fair housing testing

A method of comparing housing experiences using people with matched profiles to identify possible discrimination.

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Familial status

A federal fair housing protection covering households with one or more children under 18 in specified custody or expected-child situations.

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Implicit bias

Attitudes or associations that can affect judgment without conscious intent.

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Lawful source of income

A New York protected characteristic covering lawful income used to pay for housing, including specified public and private sources.

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Protected characteristic

A personal characteristic that fair housing law protects from discrimination.

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Reasonable accommodation

A change to a rule, policy, practice or service that may be needed for a person with a disability to use and enjoy housing equally.

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Reasonable modification

A physical change to housing that may be needed for a person with a disability to use and enjoy it equally.

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Redlining

Denying, restricting or worsening housing-related services because of an area's location or protected-class makeup.

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Steering

Guiding or limiting housing choices because of a protected characteristic instead of the person's lawful preferences.

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