It is an unfair practice for any person, for profit, to induce or attempt to induce any person to sell or rent any real property by representations regarding the entry or prospective entry into the neighborhood of a person or persons of a particular race, creed, color, sex, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, sexual orientation, families with children status, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or with any sensory, mental, or physical disability and/or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person who is blind, deaf, or physically disabled.
RCW 49.60.223
Unfair practice to induce sale or rental of real property by representations regarding entry into neighborhood of persons of particular race, disability, etc.
Known as the Washington State Civil Rights Act
The act spans §§ 49–49 (66 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Marquis v. City of Spokane (1996)
Most recently applied in Marquis v. City of Spokane (September 1996)
2020 c 52 s 15; 2007 c 187 s 14; 2006 c 4 s 15; 1997 c 271 s 15
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.