§ 17-608
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§17–608.
(1)In this subsection, “handicap” and “familial status” each have the meanings indicated in the federal Fair Housing Act.
(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.