1. (a) It shall be unlawful, for profit, to induce or attempt to induce a person to sell or rent a dwelling by representations regarding the entry or prospective entry into the neighborhood of a person or persons of a particular race, color, religion, sex, familial status, or national origin or with a disability.
2. (b) In establishing a discriminatory housing practice under this section it is not necessary that there was in fact profit as long as profit was a factor for engaging in the blockbusting activity.

3. (c) Prohibited actions under this section include, but are not limited to:

   1. (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, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin of persons residing in it or in order to encourage the person to offer a dwelling for sale or rental;
   2. (2) encouraging, for profit, any person to sell or rent a dwelling through assertions that the entry or prospective entry of persons of a particular race, color, religion, sex, familial status, or national origin, 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.

Source Note:The provisions of this §819.197 adopted to be effective April 13, 1990, 15 TexReg 1843; amended to be effective September 17, 2001, 26 TexReg 7124; transferred effective March 1, 2004, as published in the Texas Register April 9, 2004, 29 TexReg 3653.