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A Connecticut real estate broker named Sandra is found by CHRO to have engaged in blockbusting by telling homeowners in a New Haven neighborhood that property values would decline because families of a particular national origin were moving in. Under the Connecticut Fair Housing Act, which of the following best describes the potential consequences Sandra faces?

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B) CHRO civil penalties and injunctive relief, plus potential CREC license suspension or revocation

Blockbusting is expressly prohibited under both the federal Fair Housing Act and the Connecticut Fair Housing Act (CGS §§ 46a-64b through 46a-64c). CHRO can impose civil penalties and injunctive relief for the fair housing violation. Additionally, because Sandra is a licensed real estate broker, CREC has independent authority under CGS Chapter 392 to discipline her license, up to and including suspension or revocation, for conduct that violates fair housing laws. Both enforcement pathways can be pursued simultaneously.

Answer Options
A
Only a private civil lawsuit by affected homeowners, because CHRO cannot act against brokers
B
CHRO civil penalties and injunctive relief, plus potential CREC license suspension or revocation
C
A mandatory mediation session with no further penalties if Sandra agrees to stop the practice
D
Federal HUD investigation only, because blockbusting is exclusively a federal fair housing violation

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fair_housingenforcementblockbustingCHROCREClicense_discipline

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