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PART 100—DISCRIMINATORY CONDUCT UNDER THE FAIR HOUSING ACT›Subpart C—Discrimination in Residential Real Estate-Related Transactions

§ 100.135 Unlawful practices in the selling, brokering, or appraising of residential…

24 C.F.R. Part 100 — Discriminatory Conduct Under the Fair Housing Act · 2026 edition · updated 2026-07-29 · United States

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person or other entity whose business includes engaging in the selling, brokering or appraising of residential real property to discriminate against any person in making available such services, or in the performance of such services, because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.

(b) For the purposes of this section, the term appraisal means an estimate or opinion of the value of a specified residential real property made in a business context in connection with the sale, rental, financing or refinancing of a dwelling or in connection with any activity that otherwise affects the availability of a residential real estate-related transaction, whether the appraisal is oral or written, or transmitted formally or informally. The appraisal includes all written comments and other documents submitted as support for the estimate or opinion of value.

(c) Nothing in this section prohibits a person engaged in the business of making or furnishing appraisals of residential real property from taking into consideration factors other than race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.

(d) Practices which are unlawful under this section include, but are not limited to:

(1) Using an appraisal of residential real property in connection with the sale, rental, or financing of any dwelling where the person knows or reasonably should know that the appraisal improperly takes into consideration race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.

(2) Conditioning the terms of an appraisal of residential real property in connection with the sale, rental, or financing of a dwelling on a person's response to harassment because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.

[54 FR 3283, Jan. 23, 1989, as amended at 81 FR 63074, Sept. 14, 2016]

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▸ Contents — 24 C.F.R. Part 100 — Discriminatory Conduct Under the Fair Housing Act
24 C.F.R. Part 100 — Discriminatory Conduct Under the Fair Housing Act
  1. 24 C.F.R. Part 100 — Discriminatory Conduct Under the Fair Hou…
  2. ▸ PART 100—DISCRIMINATORY CONDUCT UNDER THE FAIR HOUSING ACT
    Overview
    1. Subpart A—General
    2. Subpart B—Discriminatory Housing Practices
    3. ▸ Subpart C—Discrimination in Residential Real Estate-Related Tr…
      Overview
      1. § 100.110 Discriminatory practices in residential real estate-…
      2. § 100.115 Residential real estate-related transactions.
      3. § 100.120 Discrimination in the making of loans and in the pro…
      4. § 100.125 Discrimination in the purchasing of loans.
      5. § 100.130 Discrimination in the terms and conditions for makin…
      6. § 100.135 Unlawful practices in the selling, brokering, or app…
      7. § 100.140 General rules.
      8. § 100.141 Definitions.
      9. § 100.142 Types of information.
      10. § 100.143 Appropriate corrective action.
      11. § 100.144 Scope of privilege.
      12. § 100.145 Loss of privilege.
      13. § 100.146 Limited use of privileged information.
      14. § 100.147 Adjudication.
      15. § 100.148 Effective date.
    4. Subpart D—Prohibition Against Discrimination Because of Handicap
    5. Subpart E—Housing for Older Persons
    6. Subpart F—Interference, Coercion or Intimidation
    7. Subpart G—Discriminatory Effect
    8. Subpart H— Quid Pro Quo and Hostile Environment Harassment

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