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Law & Ethics: In Court Articles

  • Court Says ADA Doesn’t Apply to Residential Housing
    Wed, 12/01/1999

    A U.S. District Court in North Carolina recently dismissed a lawsuit brought against a residential landlord by a former tenant who alleged that the landlord had violated the Americans With Disabilities Act.

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  • Florida Broker Can't Collect Ohio Commission
    Fri, 10/01/1999

    A federal court ruled that Florida-based Landmark Commercial Realty wasn’t entitled to a commission because it wasn’t licensed in Ohio, but the jury awarded Landmark $150,881 for the reasonable value of its services.

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  • Buyers Can Sue Their Brokerage For Not Disclosing Defects
    Sun, 08/01/1999

    An Arizona court ruled recently that homebuyers could sue their salesperson and broker for failing to disclose the home’s defects, because the contract clause waiving broker liability was unenforceable.

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  • Court Lets Sellers Keep Buyers' Deposit, Despite no Damages
    Tue, 06/01/1999

    A Massachusetts court ruled that homesellers could retain the deposit of buyers who backed out of a purchase, even though the sellers had suffered no damages.

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  • Court Rules on Side of Religious Landlords
    Sat, 05/01/1999

    The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 in favor of two Anchorage landlords fighting Alaska’s ban on housing discrimination based on marital status.

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  • Despite No Contract, Buyer Must Pay Broker's Fee
    Thu, 04/01/1999

    The buyer of a commercial property must pay a commission to the broker who helped locate the property, even though there was no signed contract with the broker, says a civil court judge.

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  • Apartments Ordered to Pay in Discrimination Case
    Thu, 04/01/1999

    The owners and operators of six federally subsidized apartment complexes in Reno, Nev., have agreed to pay $382,500 to settle a Fair Housing Act complaint that alleged they discriminated against minorities and families with children.

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  • State Censures Salesperson for Advertising as a Broker
    Mon, 03/01/1999

    A person licensed in Pennsylvania as a real estate salesperson marketed herself in a local publication as an “accredited buyer broker.” The individual, who did not have a real estate broker’s or associate broker’s license, holds the designation ABR®, Accredited Buyer Representative, awarded by the Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council, a wholly owned subsidiary of NAR.

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  • First Lead-based Paint Disclosure Violation Settled
    Mon, 03/01/1999

    A settlement has been reached in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s first enforcement action against a real estate brokerage for failing to comply with the 1996 Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Rule.

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  • Refusal to Install Ramp in Older Building Doesn't Violate Fair Housing Law
    Mon, 02/01/1999

    A U.S. District Court found that a residential landlord’s refusal to install a wheelchair ramp or lift at the entrance of an older apartment building didn’t violate the federal Fair Housing Act.

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