unit 18 Fair housing Flashcards
Equal oPPORTUNITY Housing
Fair housing
Act
Protected Classes 1968
Descrimition in housing based on race,color,religion,or national origin,sex,disability,familial status.
Fair Housing is admistrated by
(HUD) Housing,urban development
Equal Opportunity housing Disability:
mental or phisical imperment
AIDS
Participating in addiction recovery programs
Landlords must make accomodations so they can have equal ejoyment
Failure to permit accomodation is dicrimination
the community development act 1974
Add Sex to the protected classes
the fair housing Amendments act 1988
Add disability and Familial status (presence of children)
Housing
dwelling includes any building occupancy by one or more family
Familial Status
1: the presence of any person under 18
2: pregnat
3: it is ilegal to advertise a property as adult only or number of kids
4: properties made available under the same conditions
Racial Descrimation
include ancestral, ethnic characteristics,cultural
Exemptions for Fair housing
*Owner no more than 4 units
*single family didnt use broker
*private clubs that limit occupancy
*certain property can be restricted to occupancy by elderly people
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Megan’s Law
- Maintain information Sex offenders
- Law enforcement may release relevant information if necessary for the protection of the public
- Some states require that a licensee where a buyer or tenant can get info about sex offender registry
Equal Credit Opportunity aCT (ECOA)
Requires credit application only based on income,net worth,job stability and credit reting
The (ADA) Americans with disabilities
requires to make reasonable accomaditios
Blockbusting
Any insinuation that the neighborhood in changing, and that values with decrease
Steering
Channeling hoe seekers to particular neighborhoods by sterotype
