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Legal Updates & Resources

Fair Housing Claim Alleges Racial Discrimination by Sellers

Deborah Boza-Valledor
Real estate agents need to understand how to respond when a client violates fair housing laws. By acting swiftly to separate yourself from and address the discriminatory behavior, you can not only protect yourself from potential liability, but also help prevent fair housing violations. A pending case in the U.S....
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Create Advertisements with Fair Housing in Mind

Deborah Boza-Valledor
Advertising your services to a broad audience helps your business succeed, but intentionally or unintentionally creating discriminatory advertisements can not only harm your business, but also your reputation. It’s imperative that real estate professionals ensure their advertisements comply with the Fair Housing Act, and do not express a preference for...
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Legal Update: ADA Website Compliance for Realtors

Evian White De Leon
In response to many of you receiving demand letters claiming that your websites are not compliant, Florida Realtors and Promet Source just released this resource: ADA Website Compliance: A Webinar for Realtors. The webinar guides Realtors through the legal aspects of Americans With Disabilities Act requirements for websites as well......
Legal Updates & Resources
Evian White De Leon
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SEPTIC TANK DISCLOSURES IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY WHAT IS NEW Miami-Dade County Commissioners passed a new requirement for all sellers to disclose if a septic tank system is located on their property. HOW MIAMI REALTORS® WORKED FOR YOU The MIAMI Realtors® Government Affairs team worked......
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Miami Realtors Disagrees With Abolishing AFFH and Continues to Support Affordable and Fair Housing Solutions

Evian White De Leon
The MIAMI Association of Realtors (MIAMI) joins the National Association of Realtors in condemning the recent action taken by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to abolish the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule, a 2015 regulation implementing the 1968 Fair Housing Act’s mandate that governments take affirmative......
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Potential Fair Housing Liability and the Buyer Love Letter

Shahrzad Emami Shaw
“Potential Fair Housing Liability and the Buyer Love Letter” By: Shahrzad Emami, Esq. Chief Legal Counsel MIAMI Association of REALTORS® In extremely hot markets the topic of Buyer Love Letters always comes up. Not a new tactic by any means, and yet most real estate professionals still do not understand......
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Legal Alert – Break Down on Federal Foreclosure and Eviction Moratoriums

Shahrzad Emami Shaw
By: Shahrzad Emami, Esq. Chief Legal Counsel MIAMI Association of REALTORS® If you are a homeowner with a federally backed loan such as through the FHA, VA, USDA, or PIH, your lender and/or servicer may not foreclose on your home until after June 30, 2021. Borrowers who wish to request......

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