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Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi with Nykea Pippion McGriff, Dream Town Realty Hipolito Garcia, Caliber Home Loans, and Maxwell Koziol, JP Morgan Chase Bank Joann Newsome, Chicago Commission on Human Relations, Hipolito Garcia, Caliber Home Loans, and Vicky Silvano, Baird & Warner FAIR HOUSING 2019 Fair Housing: Our Impact, Our Opportunity continued the discussions we began at last fall’s commemoration of the 50 th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act. We discussed how real estate brokers can have an impact on segregation and discrimination in housing, and the opportunities we have to help turn the tide towards a more fair process. Michael Robinson, Century 21 Universal, Rick Williams, Kale Realty, Timothy Littleton, Kale Realty, and Geraldine Blair, Coldwell Banker Residential Dr. Elizabeth Korver-Glenn, University of New Mexico Michelle Mills Clement, Chicago Association of REALTORS ® , and Nykea Pippion McGriff, Dream Town Realty Sharial Howard, Glynnis Johnson, and Hollie Himmelman, @properties Michelle Mills Clement, Chicago Association of REALTORS ® , Dr. Elizabeth Korver-Glenn, University of New Mexico, Joann Newsome, Chicago Commission on Human Relations, Vicky Silvano, Baird & Warner, Hipolito Garcia, Caliber Home Loans, Chris Pezza, Miller Chicago Real Estate, Sam Powell, Dream Town Realty, and Courtney Jones, Chicago Homes Realty Group 28 Chicago REALTOR ® Magazine
Fair Housing RESOURCES FOR YOU Chicago, today, in 2019, is the 2 nd most segregated city in America. At the Chicago Association of REALTORS ® , we’re working to actively make a difference. We have a wealth of resources available to you, so that you can better assist any and all clients in their biggest investment. HOW TO REPORT A VIOLATION If you believe you or your client has been a victim of a Fair Housing violation, we encourage you to report the violation. Learn how to file at each different authority at ChicagoREALTOR.com. NEIGHBORHOOD STATISTICS: We have a wealth of resources available on ChicagoREALTOR.com to help you get a full picture of a neighborhood based on facts, not assumptions. In particular, our FastStats neighborhood reports are super easy to download and share with clients. NETWORKING: It is so important to expand your network and do business with those who live, work and play in different areas of our city. We host a variety of networking events throughout the year. These are the perfect places to help expand your network. AST, TRAINING: We also ensure REALTORS ® have ample opportunities for training. Fair Housing courses are available as a part of our CE RESENT options, and every REALTOR ® must take a Code of Ethics course within 30 days of their initial orientation, and every two years following. The next Code of Ethics deadline is December 31, 2020 – FUTURE: you can get a jump start on this at ChicagoREALTOR.com. ADVOCACY: Along with NAR and the National Association of Gay and Lesbian Real Estate Professionals, we support legislation to extend flecting on 50 Years the Fair Housing Act protections under the Fair Housing Act to the LGBT community. CAR LAUNCHES DIVERSITY COMMITTEE Last fall, at our commemoration of 50 years of the Fair Housing Act, we announced our intent to form a diversity committee. Named “The 77” after the 77 various and unique neighborhoods in Chicago, it’s our goal to have a REALTOR ® who either works, lives or practices in each of Chicago’s neighborhoods represented on the committee. This will allow us to better engage and provide Alex Chaparro the resources needed to make the practice of selling real estate a positive experience for all parties, and a benefit to the communities where transactions (or lack of transactions) occur. The committee will tackle topics including Fair Housing, economic development and engagement with local chambers of commerce and quasi-governmental bodies, such as TIF Boards. These efforts will be spearheaded by our chair, Alex Chaparro, Century 21 Affiliated. He is a former president of the Chicago Association of REALTORS ® , co-founder of the NAHREP Chicago Chapter and previous Chairman of NAHREP National. We are thrilled to launch this initiative — keep an eye out for more information later this year. 1. FILE AN ETHICS COMPLAINT If you believe a REALTOR ® has violated one or more Articles of the Code of Ethics, you can file an ethics complaint through the local REALTOR ® association where the REALTOR ® holds membership or participates in a REALTOR ® association-owned/operated MLS. File a complaint on our website or by emailing professionalstandards@chicagorealtor.com. 2. FILE A COMPLAINT WITH CHICAGO’S COMMISSION ON “ REALTORS® shall not deny equal professional services to any person for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity. REALTORS ® shall not be parties to any plan or agreement to discriminate against a person or persons on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity. REALTORS ® , in their real estate employment practices, shall not discriminate against any person or persons on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity. ” – Article 10, REALTOR ® Code of Ethics HUMAN RELATIONS If the housing unit where the violation occurred is located within Chicago’s city limits, file a discrimination complaint at the Commission on Human Relations within 180 days. There is no fee to file, and you may either self-file via email or mail, or file a complaint in person with the assistance of an investigator. 3. FILE A COMPLAINT WITH ILLINOIS’ DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS A charge of discrimination must be filed within 300 days after the alleged discriminatory action, or one year for a Fair Housing case. The processing involves several steps. Learn more about the process at ChicagoREALTOR.com. 4. FILE A COMPLAINT WITH HUD If you believe you or your clients have experienced discrimination in renting or buying a home, getting a mortgage, obtaining housing insurance, seeking housing assistance, or in other housing-related activities, you can file a complaint with HUD. You can also file a complaint if you believe you have been denied an equal opportunity to participate in a HUD program. You may file online, via email or mail, or over the phone. WHAT ARE OUR PROTECTED CLASSES? PROTECTED CLASSES CHICAGO COOK COUNTY ILLINOIS US RACE X X X X COLOR X X X X SEX X X X X GENDER IDENTITY X X AGE X X X RELIGION X X X X DISABILIT Y X X X NATIONAL ORIGIN X X X X ANCESTRY X X X SEXUAL ORIENTATION X X X MARITAL STATUS X X X PARENTAL STATUS X X X X MILITARY STATUS X X X SOURCE OF INCOME X X HOUSING STATUS ORDER OF PROTECTION STATUS X X WHAT TO DO IF YOU WITNESS OR EXPERIENCE A VIOLATION www.ChicagoREALTOR.com 29 1. File an Ethics Complaint If you believe that a REALTOR ® has violated one or more Articles of the Code
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