US Laws, Codes, Statutes & Cases

 
    §  8-203  Unlawful  real estate practices. 1. It shall be unlawful for
  any real estate broker or dealer or any agent  or  employee  of  a  real
  estate  broker  or  dealer,  except  in  honest  reply  to an unprompted
  question by a prospective buyer or seller:
    (a) to represent, for the purpose  of  inducing  or  discouraging  the
  purchase, sale, or rental, or the listing for purchase, sale, or rental,
  of any real property, that a change has occurred or will or may occur in
  the racial or religious composition of any block, neighborhood, or area.
    (b)  to  represent,  implicitly  or  explicitly,  for  the  purpose of
  inducing or discouraging the purchase, sale, or rental  or  the  listing
  for purchase, sale, or rental of any real property, that the presence of
  persons of any particular race, religion or ethnic background in an area
  will or may result in:
    (1) a lowering of property values in the area;
    (2) change in the racial, religious or ethnic composition of the area;
    (3) an increase in criminal or anti-social behavior in the area; or
    (4) a change in the racial, religious or ethnic composition of schools
  or other public facilities or services in the area.
    2.  It  shall  be unlawful for any real estate broker or dealer or any
  agent or employee of a real estate broker or dealer:
    (a) to make any misrepresentation in  connection  with  the  purchase,
  sale, or rental of any real property, that there will or may be physical
  deterioration of dwellings in any block, neighborhood or area.
    (b)  to  refer  to  race,  color, religion or ethnic background in any
  advertisement offering or seeking real property for  purchase,  sale  or
  rental.
    3.   It   shall   be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm,  partnership,
  association, or corporation, to  knowingly  aid,  abet,  or  coerce  the
  commission  of any act made unlawful by subdivisions one and two of this
  section.