18 Va. Admin. Code § 135-50-130

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 2, September 9, 2024

Section 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 military status 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 military status 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 military status or with 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.

18 Va. Admin. Code § 135-50-130

Derived from VR585-01-05 §2.7, eff. December 1, 1991; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 37, Issue 03, eff. 11/1/2020; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 38, Issue 05, eff. 12/1/2021.

Statutory Authority: § 36-96.8 of the Code of Virginia.