Fair Housing
Blockbusting (panic peddling) in New Jersey is:
ALegal if the licensee discloses the practice
BIllegal under both the federal Fair Housing Act and the NJ LAD✓ Correct
COnly illegal in commercial real estate
DOnly prohibited in urban areas
Explanation
Blockbusting—inducing panic selling by suggesting a neighborhood's character is changing due to the entry of a protected class—is illegal under federal Fair Housing law and the NJ LAD.
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