Fair Housing
Blockbusting is the illegal practice of:
ARefusing to show properties in certain neighborhoods to minority buyers
BInducing homeowners to sell by making representations that a protected class is moving into the area✓ Correct
CSetting different rent amounts based on a tenant's national origin
DRefusing to make mortgage loans in minority neighborhoods
Explanation
Blockbusting (or panic selling) is the illegal practice of inducing owners to sell their property by suggesting that members of a protected class are or will be moving into the neighborhood, implying a change in property values or neighborhood character.
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