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  • HUD Rescinds Fair Housing Opinion
    Wed, 01/01/1997

    The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has rescinded a controversial opinion that allowed buyer's agents to show homes in specific neighborhoods if the buyer made a request based on race or other protected classes.

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  • Don't Like the Law? Change It!
    Sun, 12/01/1996

    All of us at one time or another have bumped into a law that we thought was unfair. Why not do something more than just complaining?

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  • Judges Say the Darnedest Things
    Fri, 11/01/1996

    Here are excerpts from one New York judge's opinion in a case in which a buyer sued to rescind a home sale because the seller hadn't disclosed the house was haunted.

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  • Lead Disclosure
    Fri, 11/01/1996

    You may be surprised at all the reasons you should enthusiastically embrace the new disclosure requirements.

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  • Three Salespeople Liable in Radon Disclosure Case
    Tue, 10/01/1996

    The trial, in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, was one of the first in the nation dealing with nondisclosure of high levels of radon, according to attorneys involved in the case.

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  • Get Ready: Lead Paint Rules Are Here
    Sun, 09/01/1996

    The regulations go into effect Sept. 6 for owners of more than four properties or units. For four or fewer properties or units, the regulations go into effect Dec. 6.

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  • Are You in Regulatory Hot Water?
    Sun, 09/01/1996

    Escrow fund mishandling is one of the most common violations of real estate regulations, according to real estate commission officials from six states with large numbers of practitioners.

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  • Lead Paint Law: First Phase Starts Sept. 6
    Thu, 08/01/1996

    The law, known as Title X, requires that property owners disclose known lead-based paint to consumers who buy or rent a residential dwelling built before 1978. Here's what the law requires the owners of more than four residential dwellings to do in connection with sales and rentals.

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  • NAR's Legal Eagles May Be Able to Help You
    Mon, 07/01/1996

    The Legal Action Committee recently picked three new cases to support. The committee provides financial assistance for litigation that has significance for the association, including cases relevant to the practice of real estate, the operation of associations, the ownership and use of real estate, and private property rights.

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  • The Portland, Ore. MLS Settlement: What You Need To Know
    Sat, 06/01/1996

    We asked attorney P. Steven Russell III of Portland, Ore., some questions concerning the recent settlement of the fair housing complaint brought against the Portland MLS by the Fair Housing Council of Oregon and the implications for other MLSs. Russell represented the MLS in the case. Here are his comments.

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