The Real Estate Commission in February restated its intent to promote affirmative fair housing practices by executing a Restatement of Intent with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The Statement incorporates provisions reflecting recent amendments to Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 which extended the protections of the Act to the handicapped and families with children.
Under the Statement which was initially executed in 1988, the Commission affirmed its commitment to assuring that all North Carolina real estate licensees and license applicants are well-informed as to fair housing principles and practices, to supporting affirmative marketing activities, and to enforcing licensee compliance with fair housing laws.
The Commission joins its fellow members of the National Association of Real Estate License Law Officials (NARELLO) who have entered into similar NARELLO-developed agreements with HUD. Currently, Commission members Patrice Carter and J. Edward Poole and Commission Legal Counsel
Thomas R. Miller serve on NARELLO's Fair Housing Committee.