BF2S Forums Couple charged with refusing to sell home to black buyers

Harmor wrote:

So the question unanswered for me is the act of private citizen selling their home "within its jurisdiction" of HUD?

Look up "The Fair Housing Act" administered by HUD
In part:
In the Sale and Rental of Housing: No one may take any of the following actions based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status or handicap:
Refuse to rent or sell housing
Refuse to negotiate for housing
Make housing unavailable
Deny a dwelling
Set different terms, conditions or privileges for sale or rental of a dwelling
Provide different housing services or facilities
Falsely deny that housing is available for inspection, sale or rental
For profit, persuade owners to sell or rent (blockbusting) or
Deny anyone access to or membership in a facility or service (such as a multiple listing service) related to the sale or rental of housing.

That cover it for you?

Wall of text coming....

14th Amendment takes care of it... at least until all the racists push through a repeal of the 14th Amendment

Anyway, its against the law to discriminate when selling property. the purpose is to ensure that people are not segregated out of the market. Sorry if that goes against your idealized world where a person can do anything they want with their property, that idea has never existed in reality. as a home owner you only get certain rights and the govt always holds the underlying title to your land. So that means that the govt gets to regulate and tax your land, regulate its use and development and regulate how you purchase and sell your land. You may "own" it but you don't get to do whatever you want, though its a common misconception and an emotional rallying cry of the misinformed.

Racism is evil and stupid and people who support racism are likewise racist, evil and stupid.


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PS typical MacBeth drivel.

Thank God we have a written constitution providing us with a principled democracy to keep the retards in check.

That is precisely what he is saying. Prove him wrong too. Refuse to pay your property taxes. Or try to fight eminent domain.

Last edited by JohnG@lt (2010-08-14 22:36:01)

Diesel_dyk wrote:

14th Amendment takes care of it... at least until all the racists push through a repeal of the 14th Amendment

Is this a jab at Conservatives changing or reinterpreting the 14th Amendment so children with both parents illegal aren't considered U.S. citizens?

so lets see....

they can build a mosque if they want cuz its private property yet i cant sell to who i want cuz its private property?  right e o

JohnG@lt wrote:

Harmor wrote:

JohnG@lt wrote:

That is precisely what he is saying. Prove him wrong too. Refuse to pay your property taxes. Or try to fight eminent domain.

I was just about to mention eminent domain too.  Sad really.

Thank whoever butchered the Declaration of Independence and inserted 'pursuit of happiness' instead of 'private property'.

That would be... Ben Franklin.

Bingo.

Racism itself is not illegal. You're free to think as you wish. Racism on a business level however such as this is.

Harmor wrote:

What can the black couple sue for?  A fixed cash amount or the house or the transaction to go through as agreed? 

Basically what are the possible outcomes?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_flight

If that is the case then that neighborhood isn't worth living in.

Phrozenbot wrote:

If that is the case then that neighborhood isn't worth living in.

Ha! While I don't crave it myself, to certain people, social status is everything.

"I would never join any club that would accept me as a member."
-Mark Twain

Along with high end cars, designer clothes, and million dollar homes, people chase social societies as well.