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For-Sale Sign Sparks Controversy In Neighborhood Thu Oct 3, 1:22 PM ET LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. -- A for-sale sign in the front of a Lee's Summit home is drawing attention for what was printed on it. A neighbor told KMBC's Kris Ketz that he was shocked when he saw the sign offering a home on Northeast Bristol Place to blacks only. Ketz reported that Jo Anna Ray had a for-sale sign in her front yard Tuesday that read, 'To Blacks Only. For Sale By Owner.' Neighbor Joe Nastasio took a picture of the sign. 'I was a little offended for black people as well as white that it was discriminatory toward anyone. I have no problem with anyone living in this neighborhood,' Nastasio said. Ray told Ketz that the sign was legal. But officials with the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Office in Kansas City, Kan., said that it was not. Officials said that the federal Fair-Housing Act prohibits housing discrimination based on race, color, or national origin. Ray's told Ketz that she showed her house recently to a black person, and neighbors became upset. 'The whole area was upset because I showed my house to a black person,' Ray said. 'The whole area being who?' Ketz asked. 'Neighbors all the way around,' Ray responded. 'According to one of your neighbors, it's not a problem.' Ketz said. 'Which neighbor is that?' Ray asked. 'The one we just talked to,' Ketz said. 'He's the problem, hon,' Ray said. Nastasio told Ketz that Ray apparently sent his wife a letter pledging to sell her house only to blacks. 'The more chocolate, the better,' the letter read. 'It further clarified the fact that she intended that having blacks move into the neighborhood was going to do damage to the neighborhood. I don't feel that way,' Nastasio said. Ketz reported that Ray's for-sale sign changed recently to read, 'Blacks Welcome.' Lee's Summit police were at the house for a time on Wednesday talking to Ray. Police would not say why they were t
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