EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN HOUSING STATEMENT
Our Policy
All real estate advertised herein is subject to the federal Fair
Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference,
limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex,
handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make
such preference, limitation or discrimination."
We will not knowingly accept or permit any advertisement for real
estate that is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby
informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal
opportunity basis.
The Law
When it comes to buying, selling or leasing a home or renting an
apartment, several state and federal laws were enacted to ensure the
equal opportunity in housing for all people.
The Civil Rights Act of 1966 prohibits all racial discrimination
in the sale or rental of property. Moreover, the Fair Housing Act
declares a national policy of fair housing throughout the United
States, making illegal any discrimination in the sale, lease or
rental of housing, or making housing otherwise unavailable, because
of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or
national origin.
Other laws also impact the purchase, sale or lease of a home or
renting an apartment. Title III of the Americans with Disabilities
Act prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities in
places of public accommodations and commercial facilities. The Equal
Credit Opportunity Act makes discrimination unlawful with respect to
any aspect of a credit application on the basis of race, color,
religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or because all
or part of the applicant’s income derives from any public assistance
program.
In addition, state and local laws often provide broader coverage
and prohibit discrimination based on additional classes not covered
by federal law.
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 bound by law not to discriminate. Agents
in a real estate transaction also are prohibited by law from
discriminating on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, handicap,
familial status, or national origin. They are prohibited from
complying with a request from the home seller or landlord to act in
a discriminatory manner in the sale, lease or rental. Moreover, 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 original.
As someone seeking to purchase a home or rent an apartment, 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 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, and to be free from
harassment or intimidation for exercising your fair housing
rights.
IF YOU SUSPECT DISCRIMINATION::
Despite our zero tolerance policy, much of the information
regarding real estate and related matters in this Web Site is
provided by third parties or via hyperlink to third party sites. As
such, there may be an instance of potential discrimination by these
third parties that we are not yet aware of. If you suspect
discrimination by one of these sites, please contact the SAHA staff.
