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  • Landlords Can't Refuse Unmarried Couples
    Wed, 10/01/1997

    Landlords who cite religious beliefs for refusing to rent to unmarried couples have lost an important case.

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  • N.J. MLS Loses Members in Dispute with Rival
    Mon, 09/01/1997

    About half the members of the Passaic County MLS have dropped out of the organization in a dispute involving a larger, privately owned MLS.

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  • Disclosure Not Required for Off-Site Lawsuit
    Mon, 09/01/1997

    How far do you have to go in disclosing court cases connected to a property for sale? Are you required to determine and disclose the existence of any lawsuit relating to common areas of a planned unit development that are not at the site of a particular unit being sold? The answer is no, according to a recent decision of the California 4th Appellate District Court.

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  • Practitioners Liable for 'Innocent' Misstatements, N.J. Supreme Court Rules
    Tue, 07/01/1997

    Real estate practitioners may be liable for up to triple damages for misstatements--even unknowing misstatements--concerning material facts in a sales transaction, according to a recent decision of the state Supreme Court.

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  • Court Overturns Realty Law
    Tue, 07/01/1997

    Laws to prevent offensive realty practices such as blockbusting and panic peddling must be written narrowly; otherwise, they're unconstitutional, the U.S. District Court in Illinois has ruled.

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  • Landlords Can Refuse Unmarried Tenants
    Thu, 05/01/1997

    A U.S. District Court judge said that city and state laws forbidding housing discrimination based on marital status violate the U.S. Constitution. The case was the latest in a series brought by landlords in different states citing religious belief as a legal basis for discriminating against unmarried tenants.

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  • Licensees Still Accountable When Acting as Sellers
    Tue, 04/01/1997

    Are real estate practitioners subject to licensing authorities when selling their own property? Yes, according to a ruling by the Mississippi Supreme Court.

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  • Put It in Writing—Before the Deadline
    Wed, 01/01/1997

    Be sure you document the acceptance of a counteroffer in writing and make sure parties comply with specified deadlines.The parties to a New Mexico residential transaction didn't do that, and the result was a lawsuit that worked its way up to the state Court of Appeals.

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  • Court Sides With Landlords in Occupancy Limits Case
    Sun, 12/01/1996

    When do occupancy limits violate the federal Fair Housing Act? The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has been criticized for failing to give a clear answer to that question.

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  • Bring in New Salespeople, Yes. But Not Their Old Company's Trade Secrets
    Tue, 10/01/1996

    Is a broker guilty of unfair competition and business practices if he affiliates several salespeople who, while employed by another broker, were trained in particular sales, farming, and advertising techniques?

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