C.F.R. » Title 24 » CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT › PART 100—DISCRIMINATORY CONDUCT UNDER THE FAIR HOUSING ACT › Subpart B—Discriminatory Housing Practices

24 C.F.R. § 100.85

Blockbusting

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(a) It shall be unlawful, for profit, to induce or attempt to induce a person to sell or rent a dwelling by representations regarding the entry or prospective entry into the neighborhood of a person or persons of a particular race, color, religion, sex, familial status, or national origin or with a handicap.

(b) In establishing a discriminatory housing practice under this section it is not necessary that there was in fact profit as long as profit was a factor for engaging in the blockbusting activity.

(c) Prohibited actions under this section include, but are not limited to:

(1) Engaging, for profit, in conduct (including uninvited solicitations for listings) which conveys to a person that a neighborhood is undergoing or is about to undergo a change in the race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin of persons residing in it, in order to encourage the person to offer a dwelling for sale or rental.

(2) Encouraging, for profit, any person to sell or rent a dwelling through assertions that the entry or prospective entry of persons of a particular race, color, religion, sex, familial status, or national origin, or with handicaps, can or will result in undesirable consequences for the project, neighborhood or community, such as a lowering of property values, an increase in criminal or antisocial behavior, or a decline in the quality of schools or other services or facilities.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2003–2003 · leading case: Webster Bank v. Oakley, 830 A.2d 139 (Conn. 2003).
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Webster Bank v. Oakley, 830 A.2d 139 (Conn. 2003). “80 ; (6) “[b]lockbusting”; 24 C.F.R. § 100.85 ; and (7) “[discrimination in the provision of brokerage services.”
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