Fair Housing
A Florida real estate broker refuses to show properties in a flood-prone neighborhood to clients without disclosing their reason. The clients later discover the broker's motivation was to protect them from properties the broker personally considered 'bad investments.' This practice:
AIs permissible since the broker was acting in the clients' best interests
BCould constitute steering if the neighborhood's characteristics correlate with a protected class✓ Correct
CIs required since brokers must advise against poor investments
DIs only a violation if the clients specifically asked to see properties in that area
Explanation
Brokers cannot substitute their judgment for clients' choices about where to live or invest — even with good intentions. Steering based on neighborhood characteristics (which may correlate with protected class composition) violates fair housing law. The broker should present all requested properties and disclose the flood risk as a material fact, letting clients make their own informed decisions.
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