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Are Buyer Love Letters Illegal in California? - LegalClarity Learn how California's real estate laws and fair housing rules impact the use of buyer love letters in home purchases Homebuyers in competitive markets sometimes write personal letters to sellers, hoping to make an emotional connection and improve their chances of securing a property
No More Love Letters To Home Sellers, Calif. Realtors Advise One common practice that has given prospective home buyers a possible edge is attaching a so-called "love letter" to the offer, explaining to the seller why you want to live there However,
Real Estate Bulletin - California Department of Real Estate information: “Per seller instruction, buyer letters that accompany an offer will not be presented to seller If a buyer letter cannot be separated from the offer, the entire offer shall be returned to buyer or buyer’s agent ”
Writing a Love Letter to The Seller of a Home: Risks and Legal . . . Buyers have written love letters to sellers in hopes of making an offer stand out against the competition But they’ve always run the risk of going against fair housing laws if the seller even reads the letter, much less considers many of the details about your life you might want to share
Love Letters or Liability Letters? - National Association of REALTORS® Using protected characteristics as a basis to accept or reject an offer, as opposed to price and terms, would violate the Fair Housing Act Before the next time you are faced with a buyer love letter, consider these best practices to protect yourselves and your clients from fair housing liability:
Do homebuyer ‘love letters’ violate fair housing laws? A new California Association of Realtors Fair Housing and Discrimination Advisory (FHDA) included in sellers’ listing contracts warns such letters could have a discriminatory effect, even when
What You Need to Know About Buyer Love Letters to Home Sellers Know your state law: California law doesn’t prohibit such letters written by a potential buyer or renter to the seller or landlord And California law requires the potential buyer’s agent to deliver such letters to the seller’s or landlord’s agent, and that agent must give them to his or her client