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Hiya Folks... Would you sell a house to a lawyer...??? Wishes & Dreams... - ANDREA xx *********THE LOONY BIN****loonies@bloodaxe.com********* *** *** *** Archive: http://loonies.net800.co.uk/ *** *** *** ************ANDROMEDA******Internet Goddess************ ------- Forwarded foolishness follows ------- 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. Please include this information if you forward this joke: ********************************************************* This joke and others like it, can be found in: The Loony Bin http://loonies.net800.co.uk/ *********************************************************