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Affinity housing allows minority groups
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with shared identities to live in one
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Community exempting themselves from
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certain aspects of the fair housing act
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to ensure success on the real estate
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exam you'll need to be well-versed in
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Fair Housing exemptions like Affinity
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housing hello everybody Zach here from
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Real Estate licens wizard.com today
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we're talking about Affinity housing
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let's get started so what is Affinity
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housing Affinity housing allows
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marginalized groups with shared
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backgrounds to live in their own
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communities avoiding certain FHA
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guidelines these Affinity communities
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are commonly found in colleges they
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allow students with protected
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characteristics to live in a familiar
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environment and culture Affinity housing
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is not just for University students
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marginalized groups can apply to live in
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Infinity communities almost anywhere but
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let's start with the most common example
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one of the most common examples of
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affinity housing is college dormitories
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not only are these spaces exclusive to
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students but they often separate the
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spaces by their shared identities this
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allows minority students of the same
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races genders and backg grounds to live
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in Infinity housing of their own these
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students can enjoy staying in a safe
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environment while experiencing a
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strengthened sense of community among
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peers now what is the purpose of
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affinity housing well Affinity housing
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helps moralized groups avoid housing
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discrimination too often housing
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providers engage in discriminat
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practices that harm minorities even when
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minorities can find housing
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opportunities they may experience things
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like racism in many different
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communities Affinity communities exist
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to erase many of of these concerns for
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example minorities don't have to worry
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about being denied tency based on their
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identity in fact it's their identity
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that makes them a perfect candidate to
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live in Affinity housing tenants in
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these spaces also don't have to worry
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about Prejudice neighbors residents in
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the community will have shared cultures
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that Bond them together so what are the
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different types of infinity communities
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there are many different communities all
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based on different protected classes
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let's take a look so one there's black
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Affinity housing at many colleges black
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students can live in Affinity groups on
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campus these communities let black
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students embrace the college experience
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while feeling safe Affinity housing also
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helps students on campus Foster
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friendships with peers from similar
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backgrounds students interested living
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in Infinity housing should check with
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campus resources for options like that
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generally speaking when you think of
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affinity housing you should probably
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think of samex housing options College
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dormitories do this all the time this
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gives students living on campus the
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choice to live among peers of the
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same-sex and gender identities there are
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many benefits to samesex housing some of
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which include fewer distractions while
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studying dressing without worrying about
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attention from the opposite sex less
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Temptation for students to go against
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potentially having some sort of
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relationship easier time making friends
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increased safety for female students
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things like that some students have
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Affinity groups for first generation
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college students these groups allow a
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minority population of students to meet
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and support each other first generation
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students can use Affinity spaces to
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socialize with peers with similar
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backgrounds then of course there's
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Senior Living Affinity communities many
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communities only allow senior citizens
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to rent out their specific housing units
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Property Owners must file for a permit
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to oppose age and family requirements on
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tenants in senior living communities the
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protected classes are age and familiar
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status these Affinity communities often
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require that one tenants are 55 and
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older and two the tenants do not have
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any young children senior communities
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give tenants a safe and quiet living
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space plus the opportunity to make
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friends in the same age demographic then
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of course there's religious Affinity
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housing religious minorities can also
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live in Affinity communities among
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residents with shared beliefs these
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communities are non-commercial which
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means they do not make profit examples
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of a religious Affinity housing would be
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a Convent for maybe like Catholic nuns
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or maybe a monastery for Buddhist monks
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these Living Spaces are generally funded
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by donations from their respective
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faiths and then of course there's
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private club housing so some private
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clubs offer exclusive housing as an
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amenity for their members these units
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may be time shares lodges or hotels the
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club members can rent out the First
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Amendment covers all private clubs so
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owners can be picky about who has access
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to housing amenities so you might be
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wondering how's Affinity housing
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different from segregation the most
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crucial difference is that Affinity
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housing is optional marginal ized groups
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can choose to live in these spaces or
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anywhere else they like the point of
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affinity communities isn't to isolate
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protected classes from others rather
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than to give minorities access to safe
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and affordable housing options so what
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do you need to know for the real estate
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exam well Affinity housing allows
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marginalized groups of shared
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backgrounds to live in their own
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communities avoiding certain aspects of
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the FHA these Affinity communities are
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commonly found in colleges senior living
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