Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 46 - PROCEDURE ON COMPLAINTS
Subchapter 20 - REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTION DISCRIMINATION
Section 12-46-309 - Blockbusting
Current through August, 2024
It is a discriminatory practice for a person, representative of a person, real estate broker, appraiser, or salesperson for the purpose of inducing a real estate transaction because of a protected basis:
(1) To represent that a change has occurred or will or may occur in the composition of the owners or occupants in the block, neighborhood, or area in which the real property is located; or
(2) To represent that this change will or may result in the lowering of property values, an increase in criminal or antisocial behavior, or a decline in the quality of the schools in the block, neighborhood, or area in which the real property is located;
if such person, representative, broker, appraiser, or salesperson may benefit financially from the transaction, regardless of actual financial gain.
