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DISCLAIMER
Metroroommates.com does not guarantee the accuracy of any information available on this site, and is not responsible for any errors, omissions, or misrepresentations.
Product information including availability, features, floor plans and rent ranges are subject to change without prior notice and should
be verified independently with the property managers.
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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.
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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
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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 our staff at support@metroroommates.com
Complaints alleging discrimination in housing may be filed with the nearest office
of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD),
or by calling HUD's toll free number, 1-800-669-9777 (voice), or 1-800-543-8294
(TDD).
You can contact HUD on the internet at http://www.hud.gov/complaints/index.cfm
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