Fair Housing - John Bradbury - John P. Bradbury

Law Office of John P. Bradbury PLLCFive Penn Plaza, 23rd Floor(212) 697-3529 Protected Classes Real Property Law Redlining Reverse Discrimination Steering TestersKey TermsNew York Real Estate Lawyerswww.NYRELAW.com(212) NYRELAWLaw Office of John P. Bradbury PLLCFive Penn Plaza, 23rd Floor(212) 697-3529New York Real Estate Lawyerswww.NYRELAW.com(212) NYRELAWEQUAL OPPORTUNITYIN HOUSING Federal, state, and local laws about human rights andfair housing affect rentals, sales, and every phase ofthe real estate sales process from listing to closing.Law Office of John P. Bradbury PLLCFive Penn Plaza, 23rd Floor(212) 697-3529New York Real Estate Lawyerswww.NYRELAW.com(212) NYRELAWEQUAL OPPORTUNITYIN HOUSINGLaw Office of John P. Bradbury PLLCFive Penn Plaza, 23rd Floor(212) 697-3529New York Real Estate Lawyerswww.NYRELAW.com(212) NYRELAWEQUAL OPPORTUNITYIN HOUSING The goal of these equal opportunity laws andregulations is to create a single, unbiased housingmarket, one in which every home seeker has theopportunity to buy any home in the area he or shechooses and can afford. The student of real estate must be aware of undesirableand illegal housing practices so as to avoid them.Failure to comply with fair housing practices is notonly grounds for loss of license but also an unlawfulact.Law Office of John P. Bradbury PLLCFive Penn Plaza, 23rd Floor(212) 697-3529New York Real Estate Lawyerswww.NYRELAW.com(212) NYRELAWLaw Office of John P. Bradbury PLLCFive Penn Plaza, 23rd Floor(212) 697-3529New York Real Estate Lawyerswww.NYRELAW.com(212) NYRELAWFEDERAL FAIR HOUSING LAWS The efforts of the federal government to guaranteeequal housing opportunities to all U.S. citizens begansoon after the Civil War with the Civil Rights Act of1866.FEDERAL FAIR HOUSING LAWS This law, an outgrowth of the Civil War, prohibits anytype of discrimination based on race or color. "Allcitizens of the United States shall have the same rightin every state and territory as is enjoyed by whitecitizens thereof to inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold,and convey real and personal property."