§ 17-608

Maryland § 17-608

• Jurisdiction: Maryland
• Article gbo: Business Occupations and Professions
• Title: 17

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(a) (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.