Which act added protections from discrimination based on disability or family status by making such discrimination illegal?

• A. 1968 Fair Housing Act
• B. Civil Rights Act of 1964
• C. Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988
• D. Americans with Disabilities Act

Answer: (C)

This item tests how housing protections were expanded to include new protected classes. The Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 extended the original Fair Housing Act by adding disability and familial status as protected characteristics, making discrimination in housing illegal based on those factors. It also strengthened enforcement and requires reasonable accommodations and modifications for people with disabilities, ensuring better access to housing.

Other acts addressed different protections: the Civil Rights Act of 1964 bans discrimination in many contexts based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, but does not add disability or family status to housing protections. The Americans with Disabilities Act focuses on preventing disability discrimination across many areas, not specifically on familial status. The original Fair Housing Act of 1968 already addressed several classes (like race and national origin) but did not include disability or familial status until the 1988 amendments.