Equal Housing Opportunity

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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN HOUSING STATEMENT

The Homestead 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."

The Homestead Group will not knowingly accept or permit any listing for real estate that is in violation of the law. All persons, entities and all others are hereby informed and put on notice that all dwelling places advertised herein are available on an equal opportunity basis to all individuals.

The Federal Law

When it comes to buying, selling or leasing a home or renting an apartment, numerous state, federal, county and municipal laws were enacted to ensure the equal opportunity in housing for all people. The Civil Rights Act of 1866 prohibits all racial discrimination in the sale or rental of property. Moreover, the Federal Fair Housing Act and its many amendments declares unequivocally a 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. For example, Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities in places of public accommodations and commercial facilities. Likewise, 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.

As a home seller or landlord, all individuals 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. One cannot instruct the licensed broker or salesperson acting as agent to convey 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 and 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 origin.

As someone seeking to purchase a home or rent an apartment, all individuals have the right to expect that housing will be available without discrimination or other limitations based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.

Illinois Law

The State of Illinois, County of Cook and City of Chicago have greatly expanded the protection afforded by the Federal government and make any and all discri