Kan. Admin. Regs. § 21-60-8 - Blockbusting

(a) It shall be unlawful, for profit, to induce or attempt to induce a person to sell or rent real property by representations regarding the entry or prospective entry into the neighborhood of a person or persons of a particular race, religion, color, sex, familial status, national origin or ancestry or with a disability.

(b) In establishing a discriminatory housing practice under this act it is not necessary that there was in fact profit, as long as profit was a motive for engaging in the blockbusting activity.

(c) Prohibited actions under this act include, but are not limited to:

(1) engaging, for profit, in conduct (including uninvited solicitations for listings) which conveys to a person that a neighborhood is undergoing or is about to undergo a change in the race, religion, color, sex, disability, familial status, national origin or ancestry of persons residing in it, in order to encourage the person to offer real property for sale or rental; and

(2) encouraging, for profit, any person to sell or rent a real property through assertions that the entry or prospective entry of persons of a particular race, religion, color, sex, familial status, national origin or ancestry or with disabilities, can or will result in undesirable consequences for the project, neighborhood or community, such as a lowering of property values, an increase in criminal or antisocial behavior, or a decline in the quality of schools or other services or facilities.

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Kan. Admin. Regs. § 21-60-8

Authorized by K.S.A. 1991 Supp. 44-1004; implementing K.S.A. 1991 Supp. 44-1016, as amended by 1992 H.B. 3164, §1 and 6; effective July 1, 1992; effective, T-21-7-1-92, July 1, 1992; effective Aug. 17, 1992.