Fair Housing
A Massachusetts real estate agent who markets a condominium complex exclusively in publications that target a specific racial group is engaging in:
ATargeted marketing that is fully permitted
BReverse discrimination only if the group is non-white
CDiscriminatory advertising that violates fair housing law✓ Correct
DLegal steering
Explanation
Marketing exclusively to one racial group — even if intended to attract that group rather than exclude others — constitutes discriminatory advertising. Fair housing law requires that advertising reach a broad, diverse audience. Using publications targeted at a single racial group violates the federal Fair Housing Act and Massachusetts Chapter 151B.
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