Fair Housing
A Rhode Island real estate licensee who uses race as a factor in deciding which neighborhoods to show a buyer has violated:
AOnly the Rhode Island Fair Housing Practices Act
BBoth the federal Fair Housing Act and the Rhode Island Fair Housing Practices Act✓ Correct
COnly the federal Fair Housing Act
DRhode Island license law but not fair housing laws
Explanation
Using race as a factor in showing properties constitutes steering, which violates both the federal Fair Housing Act (which prohibits racial discrimination) and the Rhode Island Fair Housing Practices Act.
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