Comments on: Real Estate Radio USA Episode 86 http://www.realestateradiousa.com/2008/03/26/real-estate-radio-usa-episode-86/ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:23:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robert leichtenberg http://www.realestateradiousa.com/2008/03/26/real-estate-radio-usa-episode-86/comment-page-1/#comment-586 Robert leichtenberg Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:35:16 +0000 http://www.realestateradiousa.com/blog/2008/03/26/real-estate-radio-usa-episode-86/#comment-586 Dear sirs, After one of my staff listened to your program yesterday and upon my listening, I would like to address one point. Specifically you inquired about my opinion on real estate brokers fear of being sued for discrimination for revealing the prescence of a sexual offender or predator. HUD enforces the THE FAIR HOUSING ACT you not allowed to discriminate because of the following: race or color religion sex national origin familial status, or disability These are the protected classes that this law addresses. You will notice that age is not included because you can restrict sales to for instance 55 years of age and over. A felon is not part of a protected class. In HUD owned and manged apartments a felony will in most cases get you evicted. Most property managers run backround checks and will not rent to convicted felons in general and sexual offenders and predators in particular. To do so would open them up to lawsuit in the event of a crime perpatrated by the tenant with the record on the property. The next time a broker says they are afraid of getting sued for discriminating against a sexual offender or predator ask them to point out what part of the federal fair housing act prohibits discrimination against felons. Thanks for having me on your show, Hopefully buyers will recognize that they have to check for these offenders and predators. Dear sirs,
After one of my staff listened to your program yesterday and upon my listening, I would like to address one point. Specifically you inquired about my opinion on real estate brokers fear of being sued for discrimination for revealing the prescence of a sexual offender or predator. HUD enforces the THE FAIR HOUSING ACT you not allowed to discriminate because of the following:
race or color
religion
sex
national origin
familial status, or disability

These are the protected classes that this law addresses. You will notice that age is not included because you can restrict sales to for instance 55 years of age and over.
A felon is not part of a protected class. In HUD owned and manged apartments a felony will in most cases get you evicted. Most property managers run backround checks and will not rent to convicted felons in general and sexual offenders and predators in particular. To do so would open them up to lawsuit in the event of a crime perpatrated by the tenant with the record on the property.
The next time a broker says they are afraid of getting sued for discriminating against a sexual offender or predator ask them to point out what part of the federal fair housing act prohibits discrimination against felons.
Thanks for having me on your show, Hopefully buyers will recognize that they have to check for these offenders and predators.

]]> By: Norm Fisher http://www.realestateradiousa.com/2008/03/26/real-estate-radio-usa-episode-86/comment-page-1/#comment-568 Norm Fisher Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:58:40 +0000 http://www.realestateradiousa.com/blog/2008/03/26/real-estate-radio-usa-episode-86/#comment-568 Barry J "Gentlemen" don't rape their daughters. Is it any wonder that NAR doesn't have a shred of credibility? Unbelievable! Barry J

“Gentlemen” don’t rape their daughters.

Is it any wonder that NAR doesn’t have a shred of credibility? Unbelievable!

]]> By: Real Estate/Buisness News » Blog Archive » Real Estate Radio USA Episode 86 http://www.realestateradiousa.com/2008/03/26/real-estate-radio-usa-episode-86/comment-page-1/#comment-565 Real Estate/Buisness News » Blog Archive » Real Estate Radio USA Episode 86 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:02:49 +0000 http://www.realestateradiousa.com/blog/2008/03/26/real-estate-radio-usa-episode-86/#comment-565 [...] Original post by Barry Johnson [...] [...] Original post by Barry Johnson [...]

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