Civ Right/ Fair Housing Flashcards
This was the first federal antidiscrimination statute to have the greatest effect on real estate transactions.
The civil rights act of 1866
This act/ law:
prohibits all racial discrimination, public or private, in the sale or rental of all real property.
Grants all citizens the same rights with regards to property.
Civil rights act of 1866
This 1896 Supreme Court ruling was in favor of “separate but equal”doctrine of legalized racial segregation.
Plessy V Ferguson
In 1917 Supreme Court ruled that A city ordinance bar in blacks from buying property in certain neighborhoods violated the 14th amendment’s due protection clause and was unconstitutional. Did not address private restrictive covenant.
Declared that residential ordinances was unconstitutional.
Buchanan V Warley
In this 1948 Supreme Court case it was ruled that the court may not constitutionally enforce a “restrictive covenant” which prevents people of certain race from owning or occupied property.
Shelly V Kraemer
In this 1954 Supreme Court case it was ruled that separate but equal doctrine was in fact, unconstitutional. The Supreme Court concluded that separate but equal educational facilities were inherently unequal, ruling that segregation violated due process clause of the Constitution and overturned Plessy V Ferguson.
Brown V. Board of Education
Upheld civil rights act of 1866 ruling that race was a protected class with no exceptions.
Jones V. Alfred H Mayer Co.
This prohibits discrimination in the sale or lease of residential property for protected classes. The protected classes including race, color, sex, religion, disability, family status, and national origin.
The Fair housing act of 1968
This act also prohibits discrimination in advertising, real estate brokerage,lending, and some other services associated with residential transactions.
The federal fair housing act of 1968
This refers to households that include individuals under the age of 18 who either live with their parents or legal custodians. It is illegal to discriminate against person whose household includes one more children under the age of 18.
The Family status
Does not apply to housing for older persons
Housing that is :
•Provided under a state or federal program to assist the elderly.
•Intended for and so the occupied by persons 62 or older.
•designed to meet the physical and social needs older persons, if management publishes and follows policies and procedures demonstrating an intent to provide housing persons 55 and over, least 80% of the units occupied by at least one person 55 and older.
Housing for older persons
- A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits are curtails one or more major life activities
- addictions to a controlled substance is an exception
Disability
Encompasses the building of new family dwellings for first occupancy on or after April 1, 1991 that do not include certain accommodations such as:
- wheelchair-width doorways
- accessible common areas
- modified light switches
- electrical outlets
- thermostats
- kitchen fixtures
- bathroom facilities
Discrimination
In dealing with their own property in noncommercial transactions, these organizations or affiliated ____ _____ may limit occupancy or give preference to their own members provided at membership is it restricted on the basis of race, color or national origin.
Religious and nonprofit organizations (exemptions)
_____ ______ with lodgings that on open to the public and I operated for a commercial purpose may limit occupancy I give preference to their own members.
Private Clubs (exemptions)
The rental of the room in the unit in the dwelling with four or more units provided that:
- The owner occupied as one unit as his or her residence
- no discriminatory advertising is used
- no real estate broker or agent is used
Owner occupied buildings(no more than four units)
This exemption is for her to as “the Mrs. Murphy exemption
Channeling prospective buyers or renters away from a specific neighborhood based on their race/religion national origin, or other protected class, to maintain or change the character of a neighbor.
Steering
Inducing or attempting to induce, for profit, any person to sell or rent property based on representations made regarding entry into the neighborhood of persons of a particular race, color, sex, religion or national origin.
Blockbusting
Discriminating against anyone by a commercial lender and making loans for buying, building, repairing, improving, or maintaining a dwelling or in terms of such financing. Addressed with the passage of the 1977 community reinvestment act RCA
Redlining
This act is administered and enforced by the department of housing and urban development, through the office of fair housing and equal opportunity.
Federal fair housing act
VAMA
Is a program designed to affirmatively promote fair housing to all home seekers through a series of commitments and shared responsibilities.
Voluntary affirmative marketing agreements
Is the department responsible for enforcing federal fair housing act
The department of housing and urban development HUD
If the administrative law judge rules in favor of the complaint, the judge can:
- issue an injunction against the respondent
- Award compensatory damages to the complaintant
- Award punitive damages
If the administrative law judge ruled in favor of the complaint and the judge can impose civil penalties of:
Up to $10,000 for the first violation
Up to $25,000 for another violation within five years
Up to $50,000 for two or more violations within seven years
Up to $100,000 for a pattern of discrimination