Fair Housing
A Maine real estate agent refuses to show a buyer homes in neighborhoods with high concentrations of their own ethnic group, intending to 'diversify' the area. This is:
ALegal because the agent has good intentions
BIllegal steering under the Fair Housing Act, regardless of intent✓ Correct
CPermitted as a form of affirmative marketing
DLegal in Maine as long as it is disclosed
Explanation
Steering is illegal under the Fair Housing Act regardless of the agent's intent. Even 'benevolent' steering — directing buyers based on race or ethnicity — violates the FHA.
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