real estate unit 10 legal aspects Flashcards


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B. Civil Rights Act of 1866

First federal law outlawing discrimination on the basis of race

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S. Thirteenth Amendment

Part of the Constitution that outlawed slavery and allows Congress to pass
laws prohibiting private acts of race discrimination

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Q. restrictive covenant

Clauses in deeds that prohibited the sale of real property to members of
certain races or religious groups

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I. Fourteenth Amendment

Part of the Constitution that includes the Due Process Clause and the
Equal Protection Clause

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D. Commerce Clause

Provision of the Constitution giving Congress the authority to regulate
commerce among the several states

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J. Jones v. Mayer

Court case that upheld the 1866 Civil Rights Act

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C. Civil Rights Act of 1968

Act that expanded protected classes to include not only race, but also
color, religion, sex, and national origin

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L. protected class

Group that is guarded from discrimination under federal or state law

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G. Fair Housing Act

Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and the Fair Housing
Amendments Act of 1988, taken together

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H. familial status

Relationship of people in a family

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O. redlining

Practice of not making loans for property in certain neighborhoods, or to
members of certain minority groups

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R. steering

Practice of directing members of certain racial or ethnic groups to certain
neighborhoods

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E. Equal Housing Opportunity Poster

Document that displays the equal housing logo

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A. Americans with Disabilities Act

Federal law requiring that persons with handicaps be given equal access
to goods and services

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M. public accommodation

Any private entity that owns, operates, or leases a place open to the
public if the operation of that place affects commerce

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N. reasonable accommodation

Change in a business’ policies, practices, or procedures if necessary to
afford persons with disabilities the enjoyment of goods, services, or
accommodations

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F. Fair Employment and Housing Act

California law that prohibits discrimination by employers and in real
estate sales and rentals

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K. police power

California Legislature’s authority to pass any law that it believes is
necessary to protect its citizens’ health, safety, welfare, or morals

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T. Unruh Civil Rights Act

California law providing that all persons in California are free and
equal and entitled to the full and equal accommodations by all business
establishments

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P. Regulation 2780

Commissioner’s Regulation prohibiting licensees to violate fair housing
laws