398                              Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 126

vation of public health and safety and having been passed by a yea
and nay vote supported by three-fifths of all the members elected
to each of the two houses of the General Assembly, the same shall
take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 26, 1972.

CHAPTER 126
(House Bill 292)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 11C, 22
and 30 of Article 49B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1971
Supplement), title "Human Relations Commission," subtitles "Dis-
crimination in Public Accommodations" and "Discrimination in
Housing," correcting certain errors in the laws relating to discrimi-
nation in public accommodations and housing.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 11C, 22 and 30 of Article 49B of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1971 Supplement), title "Human Relations Commission,"
subtitles "Discrimination in Public Accommodations" and "Discrimi-
nation in Housing," be and they are hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows:

22.

It shall be an unlawful discriminatory housing practice, because
of race, color, religion or national origin, for any person having the
right to sell, rent, lease, control, construct, or manage any dwelling
constructed or to be constructed, or any agent or employee of such
person:

(1)    To refuse to sell or rent after the making of a bona fide
offer, or to refuse to negotiate for the sale or rental of, or otherwise
make unavailable or deny, a dwelling.

(2)    To discriminate against any person in the terms, conditions,
or privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling, or in the provision of
services or facilities in connection therewith.

(3)    To make, print or publish, or cause to be made, printed, or
published any notice, statement or advertisement, with respect to the
sale or rental of a dwelling that indicates any preference, limitation
or discrimination, or an intention to make any such preference, limita-
tion or discrimination.

(4)    To represent to any person, for reasons of discrimination,
that any dwelling is not available for inspection, sale or rental when
such dwelling is in fact so available.

(5)    To deny any person access or membership or participation in
any multiple listing service, real estate broker's organization or other
service, organization or facility relating to the business of selling or
renting dwellings, or to discriminate against him in the terms or
conditions of such access, membership, or participation.