Fair Housing
Blockbusting is the illegal practice of:
ARefusing to show homes in certain neighborhoods
BInducing homeowners to sell by suggesting that members of a protected class are moving into the area✓ Correct
CRequiring tenants to pay a higher security deposit based on national origin
DAdvertising a property as suitable only for certain buyers
Explanation
Blockbusting (panic peddling) is the illegal practice of inducing property owners to sell or rent by making representations that members of a protected class are moving into the neighborhood, implying property values will decline.
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