California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 4 — Real EstatePart 3 — Licensing and Certification of Real Estate AppraisersChapter 9 — MiscellaneousSection 11424
(a) Licensees shall not base, either partially or completely, their analysis or opinion of market value on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, source of income, sexual orientation, familial status, employment status, or military status of either the present or prospective owners or occupants of the subject property, or of the present owners or occupants of the properties in the vicinity of the subject property, or on any other basis prohibited by the federal Fair Housing Act.
(b) The provisions of Section 10185 do not apply to this section.
Notes
Prohibits appraisal licensees from basing any part of a market-value analysis or opinion on the listed protected characteristics of present or prospective owners or occupants, the same characteristics of nearby owners or occupants, or any other basis prohibited by the federal Fair Housing Act. The cited misdemeanor provision does not apply to this prohibition.
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