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6. BE FAIR AND BE AWARE

OF FAIR HOUSING

Most people know better than

to discriminate nowadays. The bottom line is this…

However, many people aren’t

entirely aware of the fact that Don’t discriminate. In any way. With
anybody. Treat people the way you
they may be doing something would want to be treated if you were

discriminatory when it comes that person. Put yourself in their

to selling a house. shoes.

There are a tremendous amount of But it can be tricky, since we all live in
rules, regulations, laws, and acts a our own shoes and might not

homeowner needs to abide by when necessarily think something would be
selling their home. considered offensive or
discriminatory. So make sure you

There is too much to cover in this know all of the protected classes
guide, and they should be read as covered by these laws.
they are written, not summarized.

My suggestion? Visit HUD.gov and
type "fair housing" into the search

bar. It’s not the fun kind of reading,
but it’s important if you want to
avoid a potential lawsuit.

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