Legal & Accessibility
Fair Housing Policy
- Providing equal professional service to all, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin or other protected status of any prospective client, customer or resident of any community.
- Keeping informed about fair housing laws and practices, thereby expanding upon our clients’ opportunities.
- Everyone is welcome and no one is excluded.
- Informing our clients about our rights and responsibilities under the fair housing laws.
- Documenting our efforts to provide equal professional service whenever possible.
- Respecting diversity and differences, and remaining informed on those differences in order to provide exceptional service to all.
- Taking a positive approach to fair housing practices and aspiring to follow the letter and spirit of the law.
- Committing to continue in the development and implementation of fair housing practices in accordance with our role in the real estate profession.
- Refusing to tolerate non-compliance.
Standardized Operating Procedures for purchasers of real estate pursuant to Real Property Law §442-H
Hard copies of these Standardized Operating Procedures are available upon request.
Standardized Operating Procedures for Prospective Homebuyers in Order to Receive Services from Lauretti New York:
- There is no general requirement to provide photo identification in order to work with Lauretti New York. However, prior to entry to any Lauretti office or meeting, customers may be required to present photo identification for security or similar purposes. Also, individual property owners, certain developer-clients, or managing agents or certain listing brokers may require photo identification prior to a showing or to work with them, and we will communicate this information to buyers when such a situation arises.
- An exclusive buyer representation agreement is not required to work with Lauretti New York.
- Proof of funds (excluding source of income), including mortgage pre-approval when an offer includes financing, is required before making an offer to purchase or rent.
- Property owners are nonetheless free to set their own qualifying criteria so long as such criteria is established in advance of soliciting buyer(s)/renter(s), is applied uniformly and objectively to all buyers/renters, and is non-discriminatory. Further, such criteria may only be directed by a property owner if such owner directs their criteria in writing, inclusive of the date of such direction; and if so, we will communicate such fact to buyers when such a situation arises.
Accessibility Statement
If you need assistance accessing — or have any other concerns about the accessibility of — our website, please contact info@laurettinewyork.com, and we will work with you to provide the information you need. For those who are deaf or hard of hearing, or who do not use voice channels to communicate, please contact us via email or via 711 or other relay services.
We desire to provide a positive experience to all stakeholders, and we aim to promote accessibility and inclusion. Our goal is to enable our users to successfully gather information through our websites and communication channels. Whether you are using assistive technologies like a screen reader, a magnifier, voice recognition software, or captions, our goal is to make your use of our technology a successful and enjoyable experience.
Although we are proud of the efforts that we have completed and that are in-progress, we view accessibility as an ongoing effort. Please reach out to us at info@laurettinewyork.com if you have any feedback on how to improve the accessibility of our website.