Title VIII

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civil rights law fair housing law section of a United States federal statute

Title VIII is the section of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 commonly known as the Fair Housing Act, which prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil rights law ⓘ
fair housing law ⓘ
section of a United States federal statute ⓘ
aimsTo eliminate housing segregation ⓘ
promote equal housing opportunity ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Fair Housing Act of 1968 ⓘ
surface form: Fair Housing Act
amendedBy Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 ⓘ
appliesTo federally assisted housing programs ⓘ
most private housing ⓘ
public housing ⓘ
authorizes civil penalties for housing discrimination ⓘ
codifiedAs 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601–3619 ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ
contains 42 U.S.C. § 3601 congressional statement of policy ⓘ
42 U.S.C. § 3604 unlawful housing practices ⓘ
42 U.S.C. § 3605 discrimination in residential real estate-related transactions ⓘ
42 U.S.C. § 3606 discrimination in the provision of brokerage services ⓘ
42 U.S.C. § 3610 administrative enforcement procedures ⓘ
42 U.S.C. § 3612 civil actions and judicial review ⓘ
42 U.S.C. § 3613 private civil actions ⓘ
42 U.S.C. § 3614 pattern or practice suits by the Attorney General ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dateEnacted 1968-04-11 ⓘ
enforcedBy United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

United States Department of Justice ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
expandedBy Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 ⓘ
legalDomain anti-discrimination law ⓘ
civil rights law ⓘ
housing law ⓘ
partOf Fair Housing Act of 1968 ⓘ
surface form: Civil Rights Act of 1968
prohibits discrimination in the financing of housing ⓘ
discrimination in the provision of brokerage services ⓘ
discrimination in the rental of housing ⓘ
discrimination in the sale of housing ⓘ
discriminatory advertising for housing ⓘ
protectsAgainstDiscriminationOnBasisOf color ⓘ
disability ⓘ
familial status ⓘ
national origin ⓘ
race ⓘ
religion ⓘ
sex ⓘ
provides administrative complaint procedures for housing discrimination ⓘ
civil remedies for victims of housing discrimination ⓘ
purpose to prohibit discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing ⓘ
relatedTo Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ
sectionOf Public Law 90-284 ⓘ
shortTitle Fair Housing Act of 1968 ⓘ
surface form: Fair Housing Act
signedBy Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
yearEnacted 1968 ⓘ

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