An owner of a single-family home only rents rooms to women. What is the legal outcome?

The correct choice indicates that the owner of a single-family home who only rents rooms to women has not violated any civil rights act. This is rooted in the Fair Housing Act, which generally prohibits discriminatory practices based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability in residential real estate transactions. However, the Act includes an exemption for specific owner-occupied properties where the owner rents out a portion of the dwelling and does not use discriminatory advertising.

In this scenario, since the owner is potentially occupying the home and limiting rental to women, they may fall under this exemption, as it allows landlords to prefer tenants of a specific sex (in this case, women) in such personal living situations, as long as they do not engage in discriminatory advertising practices. The reality of the situation brings to light that discrimination based on sex can sometimes be permitted in certain contexts; thus, the legal outcome reflects this understanding within the framework of residential leasing regulations and civil rights law.

This context clarifies why the other choices would not apply to the situation: the Americans with Disabilities Act specifically addresses discrimination based on disability; the Illinois Human Rights Act encompasses broader protections but in this owner's scenario, the violation wouldn't be applicable given the specific living arrangement;