Fair Housing

Monster Real Estate.Com believes that everyone of similar financial means should have the opportunity to live wherever he or she desires. Monster Real Estate.Com adheres to the tenets and principles of Equal Opportunity Housing and Equal Opportunity Employment.

According to federal and state law, it is illegal for any person renting or selling real estate to discriminate on the basis of: race, national origin, religion, sex, handicap and familial status.

As a purchaser or renter of real estate, federal laws offer protection against discrimination. These laws have been enacted over time to offer broader protections for various groups of people. They include:

  • The Civil Rights Act of 1866
  • Fair Housing Act - comprised of Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, the 1974 Housing and Community Development Act and the 1988 Fair Housing Amendments Act.
  • Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Equal Credit Opportunity Act

As Realtors®, our agents adhere to the national Code of Ethics. The Realtor ® Fair Housing Declaration states:

I agree to:

Provide equal professional service without regard to the race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin of any prospective client, customer, or of the residents of any community.

Keep informed about fair housing law and practices, improving my clients' and customers' opportunities and my business.

Develop advertising that indicates that everyone is welcome and no one is excluded;, expanding my client's and customer's opportunities to see, buy, or lease property.

Inform my clients and customers about their rights and responsibilities under the fair housing laws by providing brochures and other information.

Document my efforts to provide professional service, which will assist me in becoming a more responsive and successful REALTOR®.

Refuse to tolerate non-compliance.

Learn about those who are different from me, and celebrate those differences.

Take a positive approach to fair housing practices and aspire to follow the spirit as well as the letter of the law.

Develop and implement fair housing practices for my firm to carry out the spirit of this declaration.

In Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA) also offers protections for people who looking to rent or buy real estate. In several respects, PHRA is more restrictive than the federal Fair Housing Act.

Anyone who feels he or she has been discriminated against may file a complaint of housing discrimination with the following governmental agencies:

In Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission 301 Chestnut Street Suite 300 Harrisburg, PA 17101-2702 717-783-8274 (Voice) 717-787-4087 (TT)

US Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Washington, DC 20410 800-424-8590 800-484-8529 (TDD)