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Virginia regulations · Through 2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)

18VAC135-50-80: Unlawful refusal to sell or rent or to negotiate for the sale or rental

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
  2. Agency 135. Real Estate Board
  3. Chapter 50. Fair Housing Regulations
  4. Part II. Regulated Conduct
  5. Article 1. Prohibited Practices

Prohibited actions under this section include:

1. Failing to accept or consider a bona fide offer because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, elderliness, national origin, source of funds, sexual orientation, gender identity, or military status.

2. Refusing to sell or rent a dwelling to, or to negotiate for the sale or rental of a dwelling with any person because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, elderliness, national origin, source of funds, sexual orientation, gender identity, or military status.

3. Imposing different sales prices or rental charges for the sale or rental of a dwelling upon any person because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, elderliness, national origin, source of funds, sexual orientation, gender identity, or military status.

4. Using different qualification criteria or applications or sale or rental standards or procedures, such as income standards, application requirements, application fees, credit analysis, or sale or rental approval procedures or other requirements, because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, elderliness, national origin, source of funds, sexual orientation, gender identity, or military status.

5. Evicting tenants because of their race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, elderliness, national origin, source of funds, sexual orientation, gender identity, or military status or because of the race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, elderliness, national origin, source of funds, sexual orientation, gender identity, or military status of a tenant's guest.

Collected 2026-09-14T04:53:11Z. Source file · JSON

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