WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 3

Defined terms: "Associate real estate broker" § 16-101
"Real estate broker" § 16-101
"Real estate salesperson" § 16-101

16-607. DESIGNATION OF TITLE INSURANCE, SETTLEMENT, OR ESCROW
COMPANY OR TITLE LAWYER.

IN A REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION INVOLVING A SINGLE FAMILY
DWELLING, A REAL ESTATE BROKER, AN ASSOCIATE REAL ESTATE BROKER,
A REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON, OR A LAWYER ACTING AS A REAL ESTATE
BROKER MAY NOT REQUIRE A BUYER, AS A CONDITION OF SETTLEMENT, TO
EMPLOY A PARTICULAR:

(1)  TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY;

(2)  SETTLEMENT COMPANY;

(3)  ESCROW COMPANY; OR

(4)  TITLE LAWYER.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly appeared as Art. 56A,
§ 4-607.

The only changes are in style.

Defined terms: "Associate real estate broker" § 16-101
"Real estate" § 16-101 "Real estate broker" § 16-101
"Real estate salesperson" § 16-101

16-608. "BLOCKBUSTING".

(A) IN GENERAL.

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:

(1)  MAKING REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ENTRY OR
PROSPECTIVE ENTRY INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD OF INDIVIDUALS OF A
PARTICULAR RACE, COLOR, SEX, RELIGION, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN;

(2)  MAKING REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE EXISTING OR
POTENTIAL PROXIMITY OF REAL PROPERTY OWNED OR USED BY INDIVIDUALS
OF A PARTICULAR RACE, COLOR, SEX, RELIGION, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN;
OR

(3)  REPRESENTING THAT THE EXISTING OR POTENTIAL
PROXIMITY OF REAL PROPERTY OWNED OR USED BY INDIVIDUALS OF A
PARTICULAR RACE, COLOR, SEX, RELIGION, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN WILL OR
MAY RESULT IN:

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