Fair Housing & Equal Housing Opportunity

Document status (SEED — not final, not legal advice)

This is a SEED draft of the public Fair Housing / Equal Housing Opportunity statement intended to live at /legal/fair-housing on jeremyparksrealestate.com and to be referenced from the footer (which already shows the 'Equal Housing Opportunity' slogan). It is a first-pass review document for the broker, Jeremy Parks (FL license #BK3394001), to read and redline. It is NOT final, NOT a legal opinion, and NOT legal advice. The operator (Mike Palmer) does not hold a JD or a broker license and cannot clear regulated content; under project rule P3, every clause marked [REVIEW] gates publication and requires Jeremy's affirmative sign-off. Inline [REVIEW] markers and citation brackets are stripped before any text goes live.

Equal Housing Opportunity statement (public-facing draft)

Jeremy Parks Real Estate Company, LLC is pledged to the letter and spirit of U.S. policy for the achievement of equal housing opportunity. We do business in accordance with the federal Fair Housing Act and the Florida Fair Housing Act, and we support an affirmative marketing posture in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing. We do not, and will not, refuse to deal with, discriminate against, or treat any person differently in the sale, rental, financing, or showing of a dwelling, or in the terms, conditions, services, or facilities connected with a dwelling, because of a person's protected status. [This adapts the HUD-suggested Equal Housing Opportunity Statement in 24 C.F.R. Part 109, App. I, Table II, which reads in part: 'We are pledged to the letter and spirit of U.S. policy for the achievement of equal housing opportunity throughout the Nation. We encourage and support an affirmative advertising and marketing program in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing...'; the underlying prohibitions are 42 U.S.C. 3604(a)-(b) and F.S. 760.23(1)-(2).] [REVIEW: confirm you want to adopt the HUD-suggested EHO statement language substantially verbatim, or prefer a brokerage-voiced paraphrase. The verbatim HUD wording is the safest, most recognizable choice.] [REVIEW: confirm the legal entity name 'Jeremy Parks Real Estate Company, LLC' matches your Florida Sunbiz filing exactly, including punctuation — this name is used verbatim throughout.]

Protected classes we will not discriminate on

We will not make housing unavailable to any person, and will not indicate any preference, limitation, or discrimination, because of race, color, religion, sex, disability (handicap), familial status, or national origin. Under Florida's Fair Housing Act these same protections expressly extend to a person who is pregnant or who is in the process of securing legal custody of a child under 18 (familial status), and to disability of the buyer or renter, of anyone who will live in the dwelling, or of anyone associated with the buyer or renter. [Federal list: 42 U.S.C. 3604(c) — race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin. Florida list: F.S. 760.23(3) — race, color, national origin, sex, disability, familial status, religion. Familial-status pregnancy/custody extension: F.S. 760.23(6). Disability-by-association: F.S. 760.23(7)-(8) and 42 U.S.C. 3604(f)(1)-(2).] [REVIEW: the federal and Florida statutory lists are the SAME seven classes, worded slightly differently ('handicap' federally vs. 'disability' in Florida). This draft uses the combined set and the word 'disability.' Confirm. NOTE: neither cited statute lists 'age,' 'marital status,' 'sexual orientation,' or 'gender identity' — see open decisions before adding any class beyond the seven, because over-listing classes you are not statutorily bound to can create its own obligations.]

What this commitment covers

This commitment applies to everything we publish and do in connection with a dwelling: this website and its text, photographs, illustrations, symbols, and forms; any signs, flyers, brochures, or social posts; and every conversation, showing, negotiation, and transaction. We will not use words, phrases, photographs, illustrations, symbols, or forms that convey that a dwelling is available or unavailable to a particular group, and we will not express to anyone a preference for or limitation on a buyer or renter, because of a protected class. We will not steer, and we will not represent that a dwelling is unavailable for inspection, sale, or rental when it is in fact available. [24 C.F.R. 100.75(b) (notices/statements include applications, flyers, brochures, signs, banners, posters, billboards, 'or any documents used with respect to the sale or rental of a dwelling'); 100.75(c)(1)-(2) (prohibited words/photos/symbols and expressed preferences); F.S. 760.23(4) and 42 U.S.C. 3604(d) (misrepresenting availability); 24 C.F.R. Part 109 sec. 109.20 (illustrative discriminatory words/symbols to avoid).] [REVIEW: confirm scope language is acceptable — it intentionally binds the brokerage's marketing practices, not just this one web page.]

Reasonable accommodations and modifications

We support fair access for people with disabilities. The law requires housing providers to permit reasonable modifications of a dwelling (at the disabled person's expense) and to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices, or services when necessary to give a person with a disability equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling. If you need an accommodation in how we communicate with you or show you property, tell us and we will work with you. [F.S. 760.23(9)(a)-(b); 42 U.S.C. 3604(f)(3)(A)-(B).] [REVIEW: confirm you want an affirmative 'tell us and we will work with you' invitation here. It is good practice and consistent with the accessibility statement, but it is a voluntary commitment — keep, soften, or remove with intent. Note this clause concerns conduct toward clients; it is not the same as the website ADA/accessibility statement, which is a separate document.]

Equal Housing Opportunity logo and slogan

This site displays the Equal Housing Opportunity slogan, and [REVIEW] the official HUD Equal Housing Opportunity logotype, consistently across the site as a signal that every property we market is available to all persons regardless of protected class. Per HUD guidance, the EHO logotype, statement, or slogan should appear in residential real estate advertising, and it must be used consistently — displaying it on some pages or for some properties but not others can itself indicate a prohibited preference. [24 C.F.R. Part 109 sec. 109.30(a) (advertising 'should contain an equal housing opportunity logotype, statement, or slogan'); sec. 109.25(b) (selective use of the EHO slogan/logo across some areas/properties but not others may indicate discrimination); App. I, Table II (the official logotype is a black square with a stylized white house and equal sign and the words 'EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY'; the slogan is 'Equal Housing Opportunity').] [REVIEW: DECIDE whether to add the official EHO logotype graphic to the footer in addition to the existing 'Equal Housing Opportunity' text slogan. The footer currently shows the slogan text only (astro-site/src/components/Footer.astro line 36) and no logo image. Adding the standard HUD/FHEO logo image is the stronger, more recognizable posture and matches what Watson Realty does; the slogan-text-only approach is permissible under 109.30(a) which allows logotype OR statement OR slogan.] [REVIEW: if you add the logo, CONFIRM it appears site-wide and consistently, not on select pages, to avoid the 'selective use' problem under 109.25(b).] [REVIEW: confirm whether the EHO logo/slogan should link to HUD's Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity page, as the Watson benchmark does — this is a presentation choice, not a legal requirement.]

Affirmative marketing and media reach

Our marketing is intended to reach the full housing market in the communities we serve — St. Petersburg, Tampa, and Ocala, in Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Marion counties — and not to deny any segment of that market information about housing opportunities. Nothing here restricts outreach designed to attract people who might not otherwise expect to apply, where that outreach is part of an affirmative marketing effort. [24 C.F.R. 100.75(c)(3) (selecting media/locations that deny segments of the market housing information is discriminatory); 24 C.F.R. Part 109 sec. 109.25 (selective use of advertising media/content) and sec. 109.16(b) (affirmative advertising efforts are permitted).] [REVIEW: confirm the markets/counties phrasing — note MEMORY flags that some site copy wrongly says the brokerage serves '2' counties; this SEED states three (Hillsborough/Pinellas/Marion). Confirm the count and the city-to-county mapping (St. Petersburg=Pinellas, Tampa=Hillsborough, Ocala=Marion).]

How to report a fair housing concern

If you believe you have experienced housing discrimination by this brokerage, or have a fair housing question, contact us: Jeremy Parks, Jeremy Parks Real Estate Company, LLC, (352) 362-7564, jeremy@jeremyparksrealestate.com. You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or with the Florida Commission on Human Relations, which enforce the federal and Florida Fair Housing Acts respectively. [Enforcement framework: F.S. 760.20-760.37 (Florida Fair Housing Act, administered by the Florida Commission on Human Relations); 42 U.S.C. ch. 45 / HUD.] [REVIEW: confirm contact phone (352) 362-7564 and email jeremy@jeremyparksrealestate.com are correct for fair-housing inquiries and that you want them published. CONFIRM whether to include direct HUD (1-800-669-9777 / hud.gov) and Florida Commission on Human Relations contact details — this SEED references the agencies by name but the operator did not pull their current contact specifics from the open web per the law-grounding constraint; these should be verified from official sources before publishing.] [REVIEW: decide whether a physical/mailing address is listed here — if yes, use the FREC-registered office address.]

Last updated / scope

This statement applies to jeremyparksrealestate.com and its www subdomain. [REVIEW: insert publication date.] [REVIEW: confirm placement — recommended as a standalone footer-linked page at /legal/fair-housing (matching the Premier Sotheby's dedicated-page pattern), in addition to the existing footer slogan, rather than only a logo (the Watson pattern) or nothing (the Michael Saunders gap).]

Sources: F.S. 760.23(1)-(2) — unlawful to refuse/make unavailable a dwelling or discriminate in terms/conditions because of protected class (c:\World\JeremyParksRealEstate\docs\compliance\sources-collected\f-s-760-23.md) · F.S. 760.23(3) — unlawful discriminatory notice/statement/advertisement (Florida list: race, color, national origin, sex, disability, familial status, religion) · F.S. 760.23(4) — unlawful to misrepresent that a dwelling is unavailable · F.S. 760.23(6) — familial-status protection extends to pregnancy and securing legal custody of a child under 18 · F.S. 760.23(7)-(8) — disability protection covers the buyer/renter, future residents, and associated persons · F.S. 760.23(9)(a)-(b) — reasonable modifications and reasonable accommodations · 42 U.S.C. 3604(a)-(b) — federal prohibition on making dwellings unavailable / discriminatory terms (c:\World\JeremyParksRealEstate\docs\compliance\sources-collected\42-u-s-c-3604-c.md) · 42 U.S.C. 3604(c) — federal discriminatory-advertising prohibition (federal list: race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin) · 42 U.S.C. 3604(d) — federal misrepresentation-of-availability prohibition · 42 U.S.C. 3604(f)(1)-(3) — disability discrimination, association, and reasonable modification/accommodation · 24 C.F.R. 100.75(a)-(c) — HUD rule implementing 3604(c); covers signs/flyers/brochures/'any documents' and prohibited words/photos/symbols, expressed preferences, and discriminatory media selection (c:\World\JeremyParksRealEstate\docs\compliance\sources-collected\24-c-f-r-100-75.md) · 24 C.F.R. Part 109 sec. 109.20 — illustrative discriminatory words/phrases/symbols to avoid (rescinded 1996; HUD guidance) (c:\World\JeremyParksRealEstate\docs\compliance\sources-collected\24-c-f-r-part-109-rescinded-1996-applied-by-hud-as-guidance.md) · 24 C.F.R. Part 109 sec. 109.25(b) — selective use of EHO slogan/logo may indicate discrimination · 24 C.F.R. Part 109 sec. 109.16(b) — affirmative advertising efforts permitted · 24 C.F.R. Part 109 sec. 109.30(a) — advertising should contain an EHO logotype, statement, or slogan · 24 C.F.R. Part 109 App. I, Table II — official EHO logotype description, suggested EHO Statement, and 'Equal Housing Opportunity' slogan · astro-site/src/components/Footer.astro line 36 — footer currently displays 'Equal Housing Opportunity' slogan text (no logo image) · Project rule P3 — regulated content requires Jeremy's sign-off ([REVIEW] markers gate publication)