Summary: Ch 3 - Antidiscrimination Laws Flashcards
Unruh Act
The Unruh Civil Rights Act is a state law that prohibits business establishments from discriminating based on sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, citizenship, primary language, and immigration status.
Also, the Unruh Act prohibits age discrimination in transactions involving housing.
Violators may have to pay actual damages, as well as attorney’s fees.
California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (AKA Rumford Act)
Makes it unlawful for any property owner, real estate agent, or business establishment to discriminate in the selling or leasing of housing.
The act doesn’t apply to accommodations operated by nonprofit religious, fraternal, or charitable organizations, or when part of a single-family owner-occupied home is rented to a single boarder.
A violator may be ordered to sell or lease the property or a similar property to the injured party, to pay damages to the injured party, and/or to pay a civil penalty.
The Housing Financial Discrimination Act (AKA Holden Act)
Requires lenders to base lending decisions on the merits of the borrower and the security property, rather than on the property’s neighborhood.
The law prohibits lenders from considering the racial, ethnic, religious, or national origin composition of a property’s neighborhood.
The law also bars lenders from discriminating based on race, color, sex, religion, marital status, national origin, or ancestry.
California’s Real Estate Law and the Real Estate Commissioner’s regulations
prohibit discrimination by licensees.
A licensee who discriminates could have her license suspended or revoked, or could face a fine of up to $10,000.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (AKA ADA)
, or ADA, prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in places of public accommodation and commercial facilities.
Businesses with offices and other facilities open to the public must make their premises reasonably accessible to the disabled.
