Check Your Understanding-Answers
- Why is it important for licensees to understand the Americans with Disabilities Act?
Brokers must evaluate whether they need to make physical changes to their office space to comply with the law.
Licensees should inform their commercial and investor clients of the need to have their leases professionally evaluated and their offices inspected for compliance.
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Alex Jones owns a duplex and lives in one unit. He refuses to rent the other unit to families with children. What would you say about Alex's actions?
Alex is within the guidelines of the Fair Housing Act since he is the owner of a dwelling that has fewer than four units, one of which is owner-occupied.
- If a person feels like he or she has been discriminated against, how long does that person have to file a complaint?
With HUD - within one year of the alleged act.
In state or federal court - within two years of the alleged act.
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Salesperson Sally tells her senior citizen buyers that the home they want to view is located in a neighborhood with several small children and loud teenagers. She tells them they would not be comfortable in this home and she shows them a list of homes in other neighborhoods she thinks would be more appropriate. What would you say about Sally's behavior?
Sally is guilty of steering, which is prohibited by Fair Housing laws.
