Fair Housing Act of 1968

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The Fair Housing Act of 1968 is a landmark U.S. law that prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, color, religion, sex, and later other protected characteristics.

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instanceOf United States federal statute
civil rights law
fair housing law
abbreviation HUD (enforcement agency)
administeredBy U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
allowsEnforcementBy private civil lawsuits
alsoKnownAs Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968
amendedBy Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988
codifiedIn Title 42 of the United States Code
codifiedSections 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601–3619
containsProvision ban on discriminatory housing advertisements
ban on redlining in housing-related transactions
ban on steering and blockbusting
reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities
reasonable modification for persons with disabilities
country United States
effectiveDate 1968-04-11
enactedBy United States Congress
enforcedBy U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
U.S. Department of Justice
expandedBy Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988
expandedProtectionTo familial status
persons with disabilities
historicalContext enacted shortly after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
inspiredBy civil rights movement
legalRemedy civil penalties
compensatory damages
injunctive relief
punitive damages
partOf Civil Rights Act of 1968
policyGoal provide fair housing throughout the United States
primarySubject housing discrimination
prohibitsDiscriminationIn advertising of housing
financing of housing
provision of real estate brokerage services
rental of housing
sale of housing
terms and conditions of housing
protectedCharacteristic color
disability
familial status
national origin
race
religion
sex
purpose eliminate housing discrimination
promote residential integration
scope most housing in the United States
shortName Fair Housing Act
signedBy Lyndon B. Johnson
signingDate 1968-04-11
titleNumber Title VIII
yearEnacted 1968

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American civil rights movement influenced Fair Housing Act of 1968
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development enforces Fair Housing Act
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United States housing policy regulatedBy Fair Housing Act
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Great Society hasPart Civil Rights Act of 1968
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Civil Rights Division legalAuthority Fair Housing Act
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Fair Housing Act of 1968 shortName Fair Housing Act
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Fair Housing Act of 1968 alsoKnownAs Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968
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Fair Housing Act of 1968 partOf Civil Rights Act of 1968
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Fair Housing Act of 1968 amendedBy Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988
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Civil Rights Act of 1964 followedBy Civil Rights Act of 1968
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Chicago Freedom Movement influenced Fair Housing Act of 1968
Community Reinvestment Act relatedTo Fair Housing Act
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Johnson administration notablePolicy Civil Rights Act of 1968
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Americans with Disabilities Act relatedTo Fair Housing Act
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Housing and Civil Enforcement Section enforces Fair Housing Act
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Title VIII partOf Civil Rights Act of 1968
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Title VIII alsoKnownAs Fair Housing Act
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Title VIII shortTitle Fair Housing Act
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Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 amends Fair Housing Act
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Equal Credit Opportunity Act relatedTo Fair Housing Act
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Home Mortgage Disclosure Act relatedTo Fair Housing Act
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Community Reinvestment Act relatedTo Fair Housing Act
subject linked to: CRA
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HCE Section enforcesLaw Fair Housing Act
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Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act relatedTo Fair Housing Act
subject linked to: CADA
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Public Law 88-352 followedBy Civil Rights Act of 1968
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Public Law 90-284 hasOfficialName Civil Rights Act of 1968
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Public Law 90-284 hasShortName Fair Housing Act (title VIII component)
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Public Law 90-284 containsTitle Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1968
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Public Law 90-284 containsTitle Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1968
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Public Law 90-284 containsTitle Title III of the Civil Rights Act of 1968
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Public Law 90-284 containsTitle Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1968
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Public Law 90-284 containsTitle Title V of the Civil Rights Act of 1968
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Public Law 90-284 containsTitle Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968
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Public Law 90-284 containsComponent Fair Housing Act
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Public Law 100-430 amends Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968
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Public Law 100-430 strengthensEnforcementOf Fair Housing Act
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Public Law 100-430 relatedTo Civil Rights Act of 1968
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Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 relatedTo Fair Housing Act of 1968
Banking Code of the United States includes Fair Housing Act provisions on lending
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90th United States Congress passed Civil Rights Act of 1968
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90th United States Congress passed Fair Housing Act
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Public Law 94-200 relatedTo Fair Housing Act
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Metropolitan Housing Development Corporation legalArea Fair Housing Act
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