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Park Sterling Offers Insight On A New Law To Protect And Inform Real Estate Consumers Park Sterling Offers Insight On A New Law To Protect And Inform Real Estate Consumers
Park Sterling Offers Insight On A New Law To Protect And Inform Real Estate Consumers On June 20th, a new Fair Housing law went into effect in New York State, requiring real estate agents to provide consumers a Housing and Anti-Discrimination Disclosure Form at their first substantive contact. The disclosure form, which is to be signed by buyers and sellers, and tenants and landlords, describes actions that would violate Fair Housing laws, and how consumers can file a complaint if they feel they have been a victim of discrimination in housing. The law also requires real estate brokerages to display in their offices a Fair Housing Notice in a conspicuous location that is visi…