FAQs - Topsail Island Real Estate & Fair Housing
Make this 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom home yours. One owner and updated over the years to include: Bamboo floors throughout the first floor main living areas. No Carpet in th...
- 4 Beds
- 3 Baths
- 100295812 MLS
Well appointed home in Olde Point community that sits on a 1.2 acre lot with beautiful mature trees and a picturesque setting. The moment you drive up to this home, you ...
- 4 Beds
- 3 Baths
- 100296365 MLS
Beautiful flat building lot on cul de sac. Located in Loggerhead Bay at Topsail Bluff between Sneads Ferry and Holly Ridge. Lots of amenities including private boat ramp...
- 100296667 MLS
Recently updated 3 bedroom, 2 bath home in Galleon Bay overlooking the ICW. Since 2019 - New Roof, siding, New Windows, New flooring, New cabinets, New Washer/dryer, Ne...
- 3 Beds
- 2 Baths
- 100296626 MLS
Gorgeous Ocean and Sound Views set you up perfectly for enjoying sunrise and sunset. This 4 bedroom 3 full bath home has been pampered as a second home from day one. E...
- 4 Beds
- 3 Baths
- 100296618 MLS
If you are looking for a beautiful place with ocean AND sound views, dock/pier permissible on navigable water , and municipal water/sewer available, this 1.39 acre second...
- 100296591 MLS
Canal front/Waterfront living at it's best. Custom built home with a lot of well thought out features. Not your typical beach home and meticulously maintained; large wa...
- 5 Beds
- 4 Baths
- 100296573 MLS
Welcome to the prestigious new home community, The Preserve at Tidewater. A coastal community. Brand new homes by Onslow County's most trusted and preferred builder, feat...
- 5 Beds
- 4 Baths
- 100296565 MLS
Looking for a home with water access and acreage? This 3 bedroom + bonus room, 3 bath, one level home is nestled on a cul de sac in the woods with 3 acres of land. Not on...
- 3 Beds
- 3 Baths
- 100296523 MLS
Priced below tax value! Residential Lot in Grantwood housing development of Sneads Ferry. On a lane just before the the cul-de-sac is a lot just over a half acre looking ...
- 100296507 MLS
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1. Do the fair housing laws apply to all housing transactions?
Yes, except for the following limited exemptions:
The rental of a unit in a multi-family dwelling with not more than four units where the owner (or a member of the owner's family) lives in one of the units
The rental of a room or rooms in a private house where the owner (or a member of the owner's family) lives in the house
Lodging owned or operated by private clubs which give preference to their members Religious, charitable, or educational institutions or organizations which are operated, supervised, or controlled by religious institutions or organizations that give preference in real estate transactions to their members, provided the organization does not exclude members of a protected category
Single-sex dormitories
2. What are some common unlawful acts of discrimination?
Refusing to sell, rent or negotiate - It is against the law to take any of the following actions because a person is a member of one of the protected categories:
To refuse to engage in a real estate transaction
To refuse to rent or sell housing
To discriminate in terms, conditions, or privileges for the sale or rental of housing
To refuse to receive or fail to transmit a bona fide offer to engage in a real estate transaction
To indicate that housing is not available when it actually is available
To discriminate by providing different facilities or services
To refuse to negotiate for housing
3. What conditions are considered handicaps under the fair housing laws?
A handicapping condition exists if someone has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities. Some examples are: physical disability, mental illness or retardation, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, cancer, heart disease, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection or AIDS, drug addiction (other than addiction caused by current, illegal use of a controlled substance) and alcoholism. However, a landlord does not have to rent to anyone, including a handicapped person, who would constitute a genuine, direct threat to the health or safety of other tenants or whose tenancy would result in substantial physical damage to the property of others.
4. Can a real estate agent decline to show property in a particular area because members of a protected category reside in that area? No. This is steering, even if the buyer requests it. The real estate agent should inform the buyer that he or she can show property based on any of the buyer's other criteria, but not the presence or absence in the area of members of a protected category.
5. Can a real estate agent answer questions about the characteristics of a neighborhood if the questions concern one of the protected categories?
No.