你是否购买, 销售, 或者租赁财产, know that there are laws and ordinances in place to protect you from discrimination. The Fair Housing Act prohibits housing providers, 银行, and real estate professionals from discriminating against you based on your race, color, 宗教, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), 国家的起源, 家族的地位, 或残疾.

歧视有多种形式

It might not be an offensive comment said to your face. You may not even know it is happening. 例如, 卖家 and landlords cannot set different terms, 条件, or privileges for sales 或租赁s based on the protected classes. They also cannot impose different sale prices 或租赁 charges. Agents cannot steer you toward or away from a neighborhood based on the protected classes as well. You can find a list of many more prohibited actions online by searching the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development website for examples of housing discrimination.

Your REALTOR® Is Committed to Promoting and Upholding Fair Housing

REALTORS® adhere to the highest professional standards—beyond what the law requires. When agreeing to abide by the REALTOR® 道德守则, your REALTOR® has also pledged to not use harassing speech, 仇恨言论, 绰号, or slurs based on the protected classes. The 道德守则 also prohibits 歧视性的 employment practices. REALTORS® also may not refuse to cooperate with another real estate broker based on the protected classes.

Rest assured that your REALTOR® is with you every step of the way to explain, 支持, 并指导您完成销售, 购买, 或租赁. Your REALTOR® can help you find a place to call home—an essential part of the American Dream. 通过聘请REALTOR® , you will get the help you need and the professional, unbiased treatment to which you are entitled.

Learn more about 公平住房, including how to file complaints.