9 – Refusal to Negotiate – Fair Housing Law and Practice In the Market
Refusal to Negotiate It is illegal to refuse to negotiate or ignore firm rental or sale offers based on a person’s race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, or familial status. Consider the case of Caroline van den Berk, Appellant, v. Missouri Commission on Human Rights, Respondent. After reading a newspaper advertisement, Donyale Austin contacted the apartment owner, […]