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Maryland Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 17-608

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(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.

(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.

1 Pub.L. 90-284, Title VIII, Apr. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 81, codified at 42 U.S.C.A. § 3601 et seq.
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