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Property easement is a right to use some part of a property for a specific purpose An express easement may be contained in the deed to the property or in another document. Some examples include: A utility company can run power lines on a property, Adjacent property owners may enter into an agreement to share a common driveway that extends over both properties.

Fair Housing Act

 

The Fair Housing Act, as amended in 1988, prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, and national origin. Its coverage includes private housing, housing that receives Federal financial assistance, and State and local government housing.

Many people are denied rights under the Fair Housing Act everyday. Contact a Real Estate Lawyer to have your rights under the Fair Housing Act enforced.

It is unlawful to discriminate in any aspect of selling or renting housing or to deny a dwelling to a buyer or renter because of the disability of that individual, an individual associated with the buyer or renter, or an individual who intends to live in the residence. Other covered activities include, for example, financing, zoning practices, new construction design, and advertising.

The Fair Housing Act requires:

  • Owners of housing facilities: to make reasonable exceptions in their policies and operations to afford people with disabilities equal housing opportunities. For example, a landlord with a "no pets" policy may be required to grant an exception to this rule and allow an individual who is blind to keep a guide dog in the residence.
  • Tenants with disabilities: requires landlords to make reasonable access-related modifications to their private living space, as well as to common use spaces. (The landlord is not required to pay for the changes.) The Act further requires that new multifamily housing with four or more units be designed and built to allow access for persons with disabilities. This includes accessible common use areas, doors that are wide enough for wheelchairs, kitchens and bathrooms that allow a person using a wheelchair to maneuver, and other adaptable features within the units.

Any discrimination based upon race, color, creed, national origin, sex, religion or health status is illegal. Contact a Real Estate Lawyer if you have been discriminated against.

Many people are denied rights under the Fair Housing Act everyday. Contact a Real Estate Lawyer to have your rights under the Fair Housing Act enforced.

 

 

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