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§ 17-608. Transactions motivated by discrimination prohibited

West's Annotated Code of MarylandBusiness Occupations and Professions

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Business Occupations and Professions
Title 17. Real Estate Brokers (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 6. Prohibited Acts; Penalties (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Business Occupations & Professions, § 17-608
§ 17-608. Transactions motivated by discrimination prohibited
Currentness
Discriminatory actions
(a)(1) In this subsection, “handicap” and “familial status” each have the meanings indicated in the federal Fair Housing Act.1
(2) Whether or not acting for monetary gain, a person may not knowingly induce or attempt to induce another person to sell or rent a dwelling or otherwise transfer real estate or knowingly discourage or attempt to discourage another person from buying real estate by:
(i) making representations about the entry or prospective entry into a neighborhood of individuals of a particular race, color, sex, religion, handicap, familial status, or national origin;
(ii) making representations about the existing or potential proximity of real property owned or used by individuals of a particular race, color, sex, religion, handicap, familial status, or national origin; or
(iii) representing that the existing or potential proximity of real property owned or used by individuals of a particular race, color, sex, religion, handicap, familial status, or national origin will or may result in:
1. the lowering of property values;
2. a change in the racial, religious, or ethnic character of the block, neighborhood, or area;
3. an increase in criminal or antisocial behavior in the area; or
4. a decline in the quality of schools serving the area.
Financial assistance used in prohibited transactions
(b) A person may not provide financial assistance by loan, gift, or otherwise to another person if the person has actual knowledge that the financial assistance will be used in a transaction that results from a violation of subsection (a) of this section.

Credits

Added by Acts 1989, c. 3, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1989. Renumbered from Business Occupations and Professions § 16-608 by Acts 1994, c. 3, § 13, eff. Feb. 28, 1994. Amended by Acts 1995, c. 431, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1995.
Formerly Art. 56A, § 4-608.

Footnotes

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Pub.L. 90-284, Title VIII, Apr. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 81, codified at 42 U.S.C.A. § 3601 et seq.
MD Code, Business Occupations & Professions, § 17-608, MD BUS OCCUP & PROF § 17-608
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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