Words to Avoid Using

Words to Avoid Using

LAPEER AND UPPER THUMB

ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS^®

To avoid potential violations of the Fair Housing Act, it is recommended that you should avoid using the following words within your listing agreement - this includes both Remarks fields (regular and public remarks) as well as the directions field or showing instructions.
Able bodied Adult living Adult community Adults only African Agile Alcoholics, no Asian Bachelor Blacks, no Board approval required Catholic Caucasian Chicano Couples only Crippled, no	Deaf, no Drinkers, no Employed, must be Empty nesters (Ethnic references) Handicapped, not for Healthy only Hispanic Impaired, no Independent living Indian Irish Integrated Jewish Landlord (description of) Latino	Married Mature couple Mature individual Mature person(s) Membership approval required Mentally handicapped, no Mentally ill, no Mexican-American Mormon Temple Mosque (Nationality) Newlyweds (# of) children Older person(s) One child One person	Oriental Physically fit Polish Puerto Rican Retarded, no Seasonal worker, no Shrine Singles only Single person Smoker(s), no Soc. Sec. Ins. (SSI), no Tenant (description of) Unemployed, no White White only
Agents should also refrain from using common, but gender-specific, terms such as "Handy-man Special" or "Mother-in-law apartment". Please be careful in your choice of descriptive verbiage as you enter your listings.**

Lapeer and Upper Thumb Association of REALTORS^®
208 East Genesee Street, Lapeer MI 48446
Phone: 810-664-0271, Fax: 810-664-6750

Sharon Buckner, RCE - sharon@mithumb.com
Colleen Lewis, Administrative Assistant & MLS Support - mls@mithumb.com