Can I say "quiet" to describe a neighborhood?

Rental Property Investor · Augusta, GA · Member since 2017 · 825 posts · 278 votes

Just started putting together my ad, and realized that calling the neighborhood "quiet" might be implying something I'm not allowed to say. Opinions?

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Mike CumbieBusiness Member

REALTOR® · Brockport, NY · Member since 2015 · 3k+ posts · 4k+ votes

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Colleen F.Pro Member
Investor · Narragansett, RI · Member since 2013 · 8k+ posts · 4k+ votes
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@Mike Cumbie in my area college students.... Seriously though I use quiet to describe a rental that we have that isnt in town. I say quiet and country so they know it will be not the place for the party crowd. I dont steer them I say outright we have quiet hours.
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Jeff C.
Real Estate Broker · Bakersfield, CA · Member since 2018 · 269 posts · 597 votes
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Well, given that whether or not the neighborhood has "noise problems" is one of the questions on the mandated Transfer Disclosure Statement in California, I can't see how stating that it doesn't have them would be a violation.
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Nathan GesnerBusiness Member
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Real Estate Broker · Cody, WY · Member since 2010 · 28k+ posts · 41k+ votes
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Originally posted by @Mike Cumbie:

Which protected class is the noisy one or has members who are more likely to be loud?
The argument being made is that it is offensive to people with hearing disabilities. I've heard the same claim with "walking distance" because it may offend people in wheelchairs.
Honestly, our entire society needs to grow up. Everyone's walking around just looking for a reason to play victim.
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Bryan ZuetelPro Member
Attorney · Orange County, CA · Member since 2017 · 242 posts · 99 votes
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Further to the point above by @Jeff C., California's almost-mandatory disclosure, the Real Estate Transfer Disclosure Statement, asks the seller in C.12. to disclose whether there are "neighborhood noise problems or other nuisances." If the seller checks the box for no, the seller implies the opposite of neighborhood noise problems, which would be a quiet neighborhood. If the seller checks the box for yes, the seller is asked to explain the neighborhood noise problems below. I seriously doubt that a state like California would mandate a disclosure that violates federal Fair Housing laws, and I have seen no specific citation to any HUD or Fair Housing regulations to the effect that "quiet" is violative of fair housing rules.
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