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Subject:Re: Discrimination (was Re: Disclosing rates) From:Dave Meek <meekd -at- WSERVER -dot- DO -dot- LOSRIOS -dot- CC -dot- CA -dot- US> Date:Tue, 20 May 1997 09:18:45 -0700
At 08:55 AM 5/20/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Just an informational note:
>
> John replies:
> Imagine trying to SELL a house and being required to disclose the
> price YOU paid for it.
>
>The price you paid for the house is a matter of public record and easily
>obtainable by anyone (heck, in some communities it's published in the real
>estate pages of the newspaper). It's on file at city hall, as is the amount
>of the mortgage you took out when you bought it. It usually requires a
>personal visit to two separate offices to obtain, but that's all.
>
>
>Have fun,
>Arlen
Nice information, but John is still correct in that HE is not REQUIRED to
disclose the price he paid. Salaries, like the house price, are also
generally obtainable through public records.
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