18 Va. Admin. Code § 135-50-190

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

Section 18VAC135-50-190 - Unlawful practices in the selling, brokering, or appraising of residential real property

A. It shall be unlawful for any person or other entity whose business includes engaging in the selling, brokering or appraising of residential real property to discriminate against any person in making available such services, or in the performance of such services, because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, elderliness, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or military status.

B. For the purposes of this section the term "appraisal" means an estimate or opinion of the value of a specified residential real property made in a business context in connection with the sale, rental, financing, or refinancing of a dwelling or in connection with any activity that otherwise affects the availability of a residential real estate-related transaction, whether the appraisal is oral or written, or transmitted formally or informally. The appraisal includes all written comments and other documents submitted as support for the estimate or opinion of value.

C. Practices that are unlawful under this section include using an appraisal of residential real property in connection with the sale, rental, or financing of any dwelling where the person knows or reasonably should know that the appraisal improperly takes into consideration race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, elderliness, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or military status.

18 Va. Admin. Code § 135-50-190

Derived from VR585-01-05 §2.13, eff. December 1, 1991; amended, Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 24, eff. September 10, 2003; 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.