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Tue, 27 Jul 1999 13:52:41 +0100
Hiya Folks...
Would you sell a house to a lawyer...???
Wishes & Dreams...
- ANDREA
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Builder refuses to sell homes to lawyers
Filed: March 27, 1999
By FRED LUDWIG
Bakersfield Californian staff writer
They say they don't dislike lawyers. They just won't sell houses to
them.
Burlington Homes, developers of the Fairway Oaks tract in northwest
Bakersfield, says they don't sell to lawyers because they are more
likely to sue.
Now, a lawyer is suing anyway because Burlington won't sell him a home.
The suit by Timothy Liebaert accuses the developer of discriminating
against his occupation in scuttling the sale of a house.
Liebaert said he and his wife, Kelly, paid a deposit on a lot before
being told the developer doesn't sell to lawyers. He said the news was a
crushing blow to the couple, who thought their seven-month search had
ended with a Burlington home near Calloway Drive and Brimhall Road.
"When we looked at that (model) house, it had everything we wanted," he
said.
The suit seeks unspecified damages.
Greg Judkins, a San Diego attorney who represents the company, said he
wouldn't comment because he has not yet seen the suit. A March 15 letter
from Judkins' firm states Burlington's no-lawyers policy is a legitimate
way to protect the business.
The company's "experience is that home buyers who are also lawyers
threaten litigation (requiring significantly greater management time as
well as legal fees and resolution costs) at a dramatically higher rate
than home buyers who are not lawyers," the letter states.
It states the policy reflects no dislike of lawyers, adding that some
Burlington officials are related to a lawyer.
The suit states the Liebaerts in February gave a Burlington worker a
deposit and later met with her to talk about color schemes, ceiling
fans, a tile kitchen and a large jacuzzi in the five-bedroom, $146,000
home.
Liebaert casually mentioned his practice. She warned him that may be a
problem, the suit states.
"We were shocked," he said. "But we were reluctant to believe it - and
we didn't believe it."
The couple still are looking for a home. The Liebaerts have two
daughters, one 18 months old and the other two months old.
The suit alleges violations of state civil rights law protecting equal
treatment of state residents. Permitting anti-lawyer discrimination
would open the door to unfair treatment of a wide range of occupations,
Liebaert said.
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