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DISCLAIMER
TylerRealEstate.com does not guarantee the
accuracy of any information available on this site, and is not responsible
for any errors, omissions, or misrepresentations. Product information
including availability, features, floor plans and rent ranges are subject to
change without prior notice and should be verified independently with the
property managers.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN HOUSING STATEMENT
Our 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."
We will not knowingly accept or permit any advertisement for real estate
that is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all
dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.
The Law
When it comes to buying, selling or
leasing a home or renting an apartment, several state and federal laws were
enacted to ensure the equal opportunity in housing for all people. The Civil
Rights Act of 1966 prohibits all racial discrimination in the sale or rental
of property. Moreover, the Fair Housing Act declares a national 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. Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits
discrimination against persons with disabilities in places of public
accommodations and commercial facilities. 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.
In addition, state and local laws often provide broader coverage and
prohibit discrimination based on additional classes not covered by federal
law.
As a home seller or landlord you 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. You cannot instruct the licensed broker or
salesperson acting as your agent to convey for you 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. They 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 original.
As someone seeking to purchase a home or rent an apartment, you have the
right to expect that housing will be available to you without discrimination
or other limitations based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial
status, or national origin. This includes the right to expect equal
professional service, the opportunity to consider a broad range of housing
choices, no discriminatory limitations on communities or locations of
housing, no discrimination in the financing, appraising, or insuring of
housing, reasonable accommodations in rules, practices and procedures for
persons with disabilities, and to be free from harassment or intimidation
for exercising your fair housing rights.
IF YOU SUSPECT DISCRIMINATION:
Despite our zero tolerance policy, much of
the information regarding real estate and related matters in this Web Site
is provided by third parties or via hyperlink to third party sites. As such,
there may be an instance of potential discrimination by these third parties
that we are not yet aware of. If you suspect discrimination by one of these
sites, please contact our staff at
support@TylerRealEstate.com.
Complaints alleging discrimination in housing may be filed with the nearest
office of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD), or by calling HUD's toll free number, 1-800-669-9777 (voice), or
1-800-543-8294 (TDD).
You can contact HUD on the internet at
http://www.hud.gov/fhe/fheo.html
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