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| DISCLAIMER |
Gibbons Management does not in any manner whatsoever warrant the accuracy of
any information found on its web site and holds itself harmless for any
omissions, errors, or misrepresentations stemming therefrom. Apartment
information including availability, amenities, floor plans and rent ranges
are subject to change without prior notice.
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| EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN HOUSING STATEMENT |
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| The Gibbons Management Policy |
All real estate advertised herein is subject to the federal Fair Housing Act,
which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation, or
discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial
status, or national origin, or intention to make such preference, limitation
or discrimination."
Gibbons Management will not knowingly accept or permit any listing for real
estate that is in violation of the law. All persons, entities and all others
are hereby informed and put on notice that all dwelling places advertised
herein are available on an equal opportunity basis to all individuals.
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| The Federal Law |
When it comes to buying, selling or leasing a home or renting an apartment,
numerous state, federal, county and municipal laws were enacted to ensure the
equal opportunity in housing for all people. The Civil Rights Act of 1866
prohibits all racial discrimination in the sale or rental of property.
Moreover, the Federal Fair Housing Act and its many amendments declares
unequivocally a policy of fair housing throughout the United States, making
illegal any discrimination in the sale, lease or rental of housing, or making
housing otherwise unavailable, because of race, color, religion, sex,
handicap, familial status, or national origin.
Other laws also impact the purchase, sale or lease of a home or renting an
apartment. For example, Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act
prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities in places of
public accommodations and commercial facilities. Likewisw, The Equal Credit
Opportunity Act makes discrimination unlawful with respect to any aspect of a
credit application on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin,
sex, marital status, age or because all or part of the applicant’s income
derives from any public assistance program.
As a home seller or landlord, all individuals have a responsibility and a
requirement under the law not to discriminate in the sale, rental and
financing of property on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, handicap,
familial status, or national origin. One cannot instruct the licensed broker
or salesperson acting as agent to convey any limitations in the sale or
rental because the real estate professional is bound by law not to
discriminate. Agents in a real estate transaction also are prohibited by law
from discriminating on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, handicap,
familial status, or national origin and are prohibited from complying with a
request from the home seller or landlord to act in a discriminatory manner in
the sale, lease or rental. Moreover, a home seller or landlord cannot
establish discriminatory terms or conditions in the purchase or rental, deny
that housing is available, or advertise that the property is available only t
o persons of a certain race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial
status, or national original.
As someone seeking to purchase a home or rent an apartment, all individuals
have the right to expect that housing will be available without
discrimination or other limitations based on race, color, religion, sex,
handicap, familial status, or national origin.
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Illinois Law
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The State of Illinois, County of Cook and City of Chicago have greatly
expanded the protection afforded by the Federal government and make any and
all discrimination illegal when it is based on race, color, religion,
national origin, gender, familial status, handicap, age, marital status,
military discharge, status, ancestry, sexual orientation, source of income,
and parental status.
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