Fair Housing
In Tennessee, a seller who instructs their listing agent not to show their home to buyers with young children is requesting the agent to:
AExercise seller's rights to choose their buyer
BEngage in illegal familial status discrimination✓ Correct
CPractice legal buyer screening
DFollow TREC's buyer selection guidelines
Explanation
The Fair Housing Act protects familial status. A seller's instruction to avoid buyers with young children is a discriminatory instruction that the agent must refuse. Following such instructions would expose both the seller and agent to Fair Housing liability.
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