[RPPTL LandTen] Local Fair Housing Ordinances

Mon Feb 7 13:15:02 PST 2011

Harry,

I'm not aware of an index of local ordinances on this subject.  If you
haven't already, you might try contacting the Florida Association of
County Attorneys (
http://www.fl-counties.com/Pages/Advocacy/Legal/Florida_Association_of_C
ounty_Attorneys.aspx ) and the Florida Municipal Attorneys Association (
http://www.fmaa.us/ ).  Back when I used to be an assistant county
attorney, I would sometimes contact these organizations to help me
determine what other local governments were up to regarding hot topics
that might be the subject of a new ordinance I was working on - it
wouldn't surprise me if they have some sort of index on your topic.

Also, one item of interest along these lines is that the National
Association of Realtors recently decided to amend its code of ethics by
adding "sexual orientation" to the list of protected classes (see
article below).  Thus, even where sexual orientation is not specifically
a part of a local government's fair housing ordinance, a LL who wants to
discriminate on that basis may have difficulty finding a Realtor to help
them (but of course not all real estate licensees are Realtors bound to
the Realtor code of ethics).

Regards,

Greg

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NAR Bars Sexual Orientation Discrimination 
The change to Article 10 of the REALTORS(r) Code of Ethics passed in a
roll-call vote by a greater than 9-to-1 margin. It had been previously
approved by the Professional Standards Committee and the Board of
Directors at the 2010 Midyear Meetings in Washington D.C.

Here is the amended language of Article 10 (additions are underlined):

REALTORS(r) shall not deny equal professional services to any person for
reasons of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or
national origin, or sexual orientation. 

REALTORS(r) shall not be parties to any plan or agreement to
discriminate against a person or persons on the basis of race, color,
religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or sexual
orientation.

REALTORS(r), in their real estate employment practices, shall not
discriminate against any person or persons on the basis of race, color,
religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or sexual
orientation.

A related recommendation amending Standard of Practice 10-3 was approved
as well:

REALTORS(r) shall not print, display or circulate any statement or
advertisement with respect to selling or renting of a property that
indicates any preference, limitations or discrimination based on race,
color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or
sexual orientation.

The amendment was discussed prior to the vote. A few of the questions
raised were:

1. Is "sexual orientation," without qualifiers or any further
explanation, the right phrasing?
2. Is NAR denying private property rights (ostensibly, the right of
property owners to refuse to do business with people of a certain sexual
orientation due to their moral beliefs)?
3. Should NAR precede the federal government in adding sexual
orientation as a protected class?

In response to the third question, a delegate from Minneapolis pointed
out that the purpose of the Code of Ethics was to hold REALTORS(r) to a
higher standard. Another delegate who approved of the amendment said the
Code of Ethics was a living document. 

Delegates approved the Code change by voice vote, but one delegate
called for a vote by ballot. In ballot voting weighted by size of local
association, the amendment passed by more than 93 percent.

- Brian Summerfield, REALTOR(r) Magazine

Greg Hass, Senior Counsel

Office of Law & Policy | FloridaRealtors(r)
7025 Augusta National Drive, Orlando, FL 32822
talk: 407.438.1400, ext. 2421
visit: http://www.floridarealtors.org

The Voice for Real Estate(r) in Florida

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Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 1:46 PM
To: 'RPPTL Landlord Tenant Committee'
Subject: Re: [RPPTL LandTen] Local Fair Housing Ordinances

Harry:

       Migdalia says that she is not aware of an index of local
government ordinances dealing with housing discrimination.  The ones
adapted by the City of Tampa and the County of Hillsborough are easy
enough to find on their respective websites.

Marty

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harry at evict.com
Sent: Sunday, 06 February 2011 18:40
To: 'RPPTL Landlord Tenant Committee'
Subject: [RPPTL LandTen] Local Fair Housing Ordinances

Hello All,

Does anyone know if there is an updated  depository/index/collection of
all the local Fair Housing ordinances? Whenever I am asked about a
specific one, I need to spend a load of time trying to find out.   There
are quite a few out there and always growing.

Harry

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