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surety, wet marine and title insurance policies.

(c)    No insurer shall cancel or refuse to renew the
policy of the insured because of the termination of the
agents or broker's contract.

(d)    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
section, no insurer nay cancel or amend a written agreement
with an agent, or broker, or refuse to accept business from
such agent or broker if the cancellation or amendment is
arbitrary, capricious, unfair, discriminatory, or based in
whole or part upon the race, creed, color, SEX, religion,
national origin, place of residency of the agent or broker,
his applicants or policyholders.

Article 56 — Licenses

230D.

(a)    This section is enacted to provide for fair and
equal real estate housing practices and opportunities in
Baltimore City for all its citizens, regardless of race,
color, SEX, religion or national origin, and to that end to
prohibit steering and other discriminatory real estate
practices with respect to residential housing in order that
the peace, health, safety, prosperity and general welfare of
all of the citizens of the city may be protected and
insured. This law shall be enforced by the Maryland Real
Estate Commission.

(b)    In Baltimore City all brokers shall maintain
separate current and complete registries of all residential
properties which they personally list for sale, broken down
into price categories as established by the Real Estate
Commission; and any prospective buyer shall be entitled to
see upon request the registry in the price category in which
said buyer indicates interest. All properties obtained from
multiple listing need not be disclosed in this manner.

(c)    For purposes of this subheading:

(1)    "Dwelling" means any building, structure,
or portion thereof which is occupied as, or designed to be
occupied as a residence, and includes any vacant land which
is offered for sale or lease for the construction or
location thereon of any such building, structure, or portion
thereof.

(2)    "Person" includes one or more individuals,
corporations, partnerships, associations, labor
organizations, legal representatives, mutual companies,
joint stock companies, trusts, unincorporated organizations,
trustees, receivers or fiduciaries.

(3)    "To rent" includes to lease, to sublease,
to let, or otherwise to grant for a consideration the right
to occupy premises not owned by the occupant.