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Equal Housing
Opportunity
LOFTLEASES.COM POLICY
All dwellings listed herein are subject to the Fair
Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, based on race,
color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an
intention to make any such preference." Familial status includes children under
the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people
securing custody of children under 18.
LoftLeases.com will not knowingly accept any listings for
dwellings which are in violation of the law. Readers are hereby informed that
all dwellings listed herein are available on an equal opportunity basis.
Property Owner's Reponsibilities
As a property owner you have a responsibility and a requirement
under the law not to discriminate in the sale or lease of property on the basis
of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.
You cannot instruct your agent to convey on your behalf any limitations in the
sale or lease because your agent is bound by law not to discriminate. Agents in
a sale or lease transaction 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 property
owner to act in a discriminatory manner in the sale or lease. Moreover, a
property owner cannot establish discriminatory terms or conditions in the sale
or lease, 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.
Shopper's Rights
As someone seeking to purchase or lease a dwelling, 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 pricing or financing 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.
THE LAW
Civil Rights Act of 1866
The Civil Rights Act of 1866 prohibits all racial discrimination
in the sale or rental of property.
The Fair Housing Act
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.
Americans with Disabilities Act
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
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
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