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Equal
Housing Opportunity
Buying and selling real estate is one of
the most significant events that any one
person will experience in their
lifetime. It is for this reason
that the Fair Housing Act and other laws
were enacted to guarantee that no one is
discriminated in any real estate
transaction on the basis of race, color,
religion, sex, handicap, familial
status, or national origin.
CENTURY 21 Jeff Keller Realty, CENTURY
21 Real Estate LLC and its parent
company, Realogy Corporation fully
support the principles of the Fair
Housing Act, which generally prohibits
discrimination in the housing market;
and we fully support and promote the
absence of such discrimination.
All parties involved in a real estate
transaction, including the Seller,
Buyer, and Real Estate Professional have
rights and responsibilities under the
law.
The Home Seller
As a home seller or landlord, you
have a responsibility and a requirement
under the law not to discriminate in the
sale, rental and financing of property
on the basis of race, color, religion,
sex, handicap, familial status, or
national origin. You cannot instruct the
licensed broker or salesperson acting as
your agent to convey for you any
limitations in the sale or rental
because the real estate professional is
also bound by law not to discriminate.
Under the law, a home seller or landlord
cannot establish discriminatory terms or
conditions in the purchase or rental;
deny that housing is available, or
advertise that the property is available
only to persons of a certain race,
color, religion, sex, handicap, familial
status, or national origin.
The Home Buyer
You have the right to expect that
housing will be available to you without
discrimination or other limitations
based on race, color, religion, sex,
handicap, familial status, or national
origin.
This includes the right to expect:
- Housing
in your price range made available
to you without discrimination;
- Equal
professional service;
- The
opportunity to consider a broad
range of housing choices;
- No
discriminatory limitations on
communities or locations of housing;
- No
discrimination in the financing,
appraising, or insuring of housing;
- Reasonable
accommodations in rules, practices
and procedures for persons with
disabilities;
- Non-discriminatory
terms and conditions for the sale,
rental, financing, or insuring of a
dwelling; and
- To
be free from harassment or
intimidation for exercising your
fair housing rights
The Real Estate Professional
Agents in a real estate transaction
are prohibited by law from
discriminating on the basis of race,
color, religion, sex, handicap, familial
status, or national origin. A request
from the home seller or landlord to act
in a discriminatory manner in the sale,
lease or rental cannot legally be
fulfilled by the real estate
professional.
If You Suspect Discrimination
Call the Local Board of REALTORS® -
Local Boards of REALTORS® will accept
complaints alleging violations of the
Code of Ethics filed by a home seeker
who alleges discriminatory treatment in
the availability, purchase or rental of
housing. Local Boards of REALTORS® have
a responsibility to enforce the Code of
Ethics through professional standards
procedures and corrective action in
cases where a violation of the Code of
Ethics is proven to have occurred.
Call the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development - Complaints alleging
discrimination in housing may be filed
with the nearest office of the United
States Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD), or by calling HUD's
toll free numbers, 1-800-669-9777
(voice), or 1-800-543-8294 (TDD).
Read more about the Fair Housing Act by
visiting HUD's website at http://www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/index.cfm.
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