Fair Housing (alternative)
A Maryland real estate agent who delays returning calls from prospective buyers of one racial group but promptly returns calls from other groups is engaging in:
APermissible time management
BDiscriminatory treatment that may violate the Fair Housing Act✓ Correct
CLegal steering based on buyer preferences
DA RESPA violation only
Explanation
Providing unequal service levels based on a buyer's race or other protected characteristic—even subtly through delayed responses—constitutes discriminatory treatment under the Fair Housing Act.
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