Public Law 90-284

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Public Law 90-284 is a landmark 1968 U.S. civil rights statute best known for including the Fair Housing Act, which prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
civil rights law
aimsTo eliminate discrimination in housing
promote residential integration
protect civil rights of minorities in housing
amends Civil Rights Act of 1964
surface form: Civil Rights Act of 1964 (in broader civil rights framework)
appliesTo home renters
home sellers
landlords
mortgage lenders
real estate brokers
congressNumber 90th United States Congress
containsComponent Fair Housing Act of 1968
surface form: Fair Housing Act
containsTitle Fair Housing Act of 1968
surface form: Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1968

Fair Housing Act of 1968
surface form: Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1968

Fair Housing Act of 1968
surface form: Title III of the Civil Rights Act of 1968

Fair Housing Act of 1968
surface form: Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1968

Title IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1968
Fair Housing Act of 1968
surface form: Title V of the Civil Rights Act of 1968

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1968
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968
Fair Housing Act of 1968
surface form: Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968
country United States of America
enactedBy United States Congress
enforcedBy United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
United States Department of Justice
hasContext assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
hasOfficialName Fair Housing Act of 1968
surface form: Civil Rights Act of 1968
hasShortName Fair Housing Act of 1968
surface form: Fair Housing Act (title VIII component)
isLandmarkFor United States fair housing law
isPartOf United States civil rights legislation canon
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
legislativeType omnibus civil rights statute
prohibits blockbusting in housing
discrimination in the financing of housing
discrimination in the rental of housing
discrimination in the sale of housing
redlining in housing
steering in housing
publicLawNumber 90-284
signedBy Lyndon B. Johnson
signedOn 1968-04-11
statutesAtLargeCitation 82 Stat. 73
subjectMatter civil rights
fair housing
housing discrimination
racial discrimination
titleVIIIcodifiedIn 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601–3619
yearOfEnactment 1968

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Title VIII sectionOf Public Law 90-284