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All Americans have the right to attempt to purchase, rent, or finance housing for themselves in the location of their choosing, regardless of their gender, religion, handicap, color, race, national origin or familial status. To help ensure that no one is deprived of this right, Congress passed the federal Fair Housing Act in 1968. This Act prohibits unethical discrimination by those who rent, sell, and finance residential real estate. This module discusses the federal Fair Housing Act, as well as other anti-discrimination laws that directly affect the real estate industry and the financing of real estate.
Upon completion of this course, you will understand the legislation, its purpose, and importance. You will also be familiar with the penalties for violating such statutes and have a better understanding of how you can avoid unethical discrimination in your everyday conduct.
Initially, this module will introduce the federal Fair Housing Act, explaining the groups of people whom it covers and the various wrongs against which the law is meant to protect. In addition, we will discuss the meaning of discrimination and the existence of certain exemptions to the law. After detailing the Fair Housing Act, this course will move on to other relevant statutes, such as the federal Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. We will also review several California statutes that address fair housing, anti-discrimination, fair employment, and lending practices.
This module concludes with a real estate practice lesson that will present you with various case studies. Using the information you have gained from this course, this final lesson provides you with an opportunity to decide how to handle the common predicaments that often face those providing brokerage services.
Outline
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand the purpose of the Federal Fair Housing Laws and be able to identify the protected classes covered by the Fair Housing Act.
- Be aware of the seven activities considered illegal as a result of the Fair Housing Laws.
- Know the five exemptions from the Federal Fair Housing Laws for property owners.
- Be able to recognize discrimination in real estate practice.
- Be able to identify acts considered discriminatory under the Fair Housing Act of 1968 as amended in 1972 and 1988.
- Understand the purpose of the Federal Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) and know the classes it protects.
- Understand the purpose of the Americans with Disabilities Act ADA).
- Know how the ADA affects real estate practice.
- Know how Fair Housing Complaints are handled.
- Know the penalties for non-compliance with Fair Housing Laws.
- Know how to incorporate business practices designed to prevent discrimination by real estate professionals.
- Understand the purpose of the HUD/NAR Partnership and why it is important.
- Know the most important principle in following HUD Advertising Guidelines.
- Be able to identify acceptable and unacceptable words and phrases for use in advertisements.
- Have learned how to apply those practices that will assist a REALTOR® in evidencing that he or she does not discriminate.
Course Topics
Lesson 1: Introduction to Fair Housing
Lesson 2: Discrimination
Lesson 3: Additional Legal Protections to Prevent Discrimination
Lesson 4: Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws
Lesson 5: Avoiding Discriminatory Practices
Lesson 6: Real Estate Practice – Case Studies
Regulatory
| Name: | California Department of Real Estate (DRE) |
| Phone: | (877) 373-4542 |
| Website URL: | http://www.dre.ca.gov/ |
| Address: | 651 Bannon Street, Suite 500 |
| City: | Sacramento |
| State: | CA |
| Zip: | 95811 |
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