LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of this chapter, the student will be able to:
• identify protections of the federal fair housing laws, including enforcement, and
• describe the protections of the New jersey Law against Discrimination, including state regulations on rentals, and
• discuss the implications of the fair housing laws for brokers and salespeople.
KEY TERMS
• Attorney General’s Memorandum
• blockbusting
• Civil Rights Act of 1866
• Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
• Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968
• Law Against Discrimination
• Mount Laurel I and II
• protected class
• redlining
• reverse discrimination
• steering
• tester
• Title VIII
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
I. Equal Opportunity in Housing
II. Federal Fair Housing Laws
A. Civil Rights Act of 1866
B. Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968
1. Jones v. Mayer
C. Equal Housing Opportunity Poster
D. Blockbusting and Steering
E. Redlining
F. Enforcement
G. Threats or Acts of Violence
III. New Jersey Law Against Discrimination
A. New Jersey Protected classes
1. age
2. ancestry
3. color
4. creed (religion)
5. disability (including AIDS and HIV infection)
6. genetic information or the refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available the results of a genetic test to an employer, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, familial status,
7. liability for military service
8. marital status
9. domestic partnership or civil union status
10. nationality
11. nation origin
12. race
13. sex
14. affectional or sexual orientation
15. gender identity or expression.
B. Prohibited Activities
C. Exceptions
D. Financing
E. Blockbusting and Record Keeping
F. Poster
G. Enforcement
H. Notice at Listing
IV. State Regulations on Rentals
A. Source of Income, Children in Family
B. Other Provisions
C. Multiple Dwelling Reporting
V. Zoning Discrimination: Mount Laurel I and II
VI. Code for Equal Opportunity
A. HUD/NAR Fair Housing Partnership
VII. Implications for Brokers and Salespersons
A. Advertising
B. Testing
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