18VAC135-50-130. Blockbusting.
A. It shall be unlawful 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 of a particular race, color, religion, sex, familial status, elderliness, national origin, source of funds, sexual orientation, gender identity, or status as a veteran or with a disability.
B. Prohibited actions under this section include:
1. Engaging in conduct (including uninvited solicitations for listing) that conveys to a person that a neighborhood is undergoing or is about to undergo a change in the race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, elderliness, national origin, source of funds, sexual orientation, gender identity, or status as a veteran of persons residing in it in order to encourage the person to offer a dwelling for sale or rental.
2. Encouraging 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, elderliness , national origin, source of funds, sexual orientation, gender identity, or status as a veteran or with s, disabilities 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.
Statutory Authority
§ 36-96.8 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR585-01-05 § 2.7, eff. December 1, 1991.