Fair Housing
Blockbusting in Alabama is the illegal practice of:
ARefusing to show homes in certain neighborhoods
BInducing homeowners to sell by suggesting that members of a protected class are moving into the area✓ Correct
CRequiring a higher down payment from minority buyers
DAdvertising only in certain neighborhoods
Explanation
Blockbusting (panic selling) is the illegal practice of inducing homeowners to sell their properties by suggesting that people of a protected class are moving into the neighborhood, which will supposedly cause property values to decline.
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