*Nikkie Navarro I. Introduction A Hispanic mother called her local police station after a Chevrolet Avalanche ran over her daughter’s foot.[1] Neither the mother nor the father spoke English fluently, and the responding officers, who spoke no Spanish, failed to request an interpreter.[2] The officers refused to provide the parents with the driver’s information andContinue reading “English-Speakers Only: English as the Official Language of the United States and the Potential Rise in National Origin Discrimination Claims”
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The Not So Fair Housing Act: Disparities in Home Valuations
*Iyana Arrington I. Introduction During the summer of 2021, Baltimore natives Nathan Connolly (Nathan) and his wife, Shani Mott (Shani), pursued a home mortgage refinance.[1] After purchasing their home, the couple made numerous renovations.[2] However, the appraiser valued their home at only $472,000.[3] Months later, the couple applied again; but this time a colleague stoodContinue reading “The Not So Fair Housing Act: Disparities in Home Valuations”
Better Left Unsent: Real Estate “Love Letters” and Fair Housing Violations
*Alina Pargamanik I. Introduction A highly competitive real estate market with low inventory and intense bidding wars means that buyers are willing to do anything in their attempts to persuade sellers to sell, including resorting to “love letters.”[1] Love letters are letters that buyers write to sellers describing the reasons why the seller should pickContinue reading “Better Left Unsent: Real Estate “Love Letters” and Fair Housing Violations”
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