Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 520 - GEORGIA REAL ESTATE COMMISSION
Chapter 520-1 - LICENSURE AND BROKERAGE
Rule 520-1-.13 - Fair Housing
Universal Citation: GA Rules and Regs r 520-1-.13
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through March 20, 2024
(1) Prohibited Representations. No licensee or agent or employee of a licensee shall represent, explicitly or implicitly, for the purpose of inducing or discouraging the purchase, sale, or rental of any real property or the listing for purchase, sale, or rental of any real property:
(a) that a change has occurred
or will or may occur in the composition of any block, neighborhood or area
based upon race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national
origin;
(b) that the presence of
persons of any particular race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial
status, or national origin in an area will or may result in the following:
1. a lowering of property values in the
neighborhood;
2. a material change
in the composition of the area based upon race, color, religion, sex, handicap,
familial status, or national origin;
3. an increase in criminal or antisocial
behavior in the area; or
4. a
decline in the quality of the schools serving the area.
See also O.C.G.A. §§ 43-40-2, 43-40-15, & 43-40-25.
(2) Discrimination Prohibited. No licensee or employee or agent of any licensee shall:
(a) Refuse to sell, purchase,
rent or lease, or otherwise deny to or withhold any housing accommodation from
a person because of such person's race, color, religion, sex, handicap,
familial status, or national origin; or
(b) Discriminate against a person because of
such person's race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or
national origin in the terms of the sale, purchase, rental or lease of any
housing accommodations, or in the furnishing of facilities or services in
connection therewith; or
(c) Refuse
to receive or transmit a bona fide offer to sell, purchase, rent or lease any
housing accommodation, from or to a person because of such person's race,
color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin;
or
(d) Refuse to negotiate for the
sale, purchase, rental or lease of any housing accommodation to a person
because of such person's race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status,
or national origin; or
(e)
Represent to a person that any housing accommodation is not available for
inspection, sale, purchase, rental, or lease when in fact it is so available,
or to refuse to permit a person to inspect any housing accommodations, because
of such person's race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or
national origin.
See also O.C.G.A. §§ 43-40-2, 43-40-15, & 43-40-25.
O.C.G.A. Secs. 43-40-2, 43-40-7, 43-40-9, 43-40-13, 43-40-14, 43-40-25.
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