Fair Housing Act of 1968

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United States federal statute civil rights law fair housing law

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.

Aliases (4)

Fair Housing Act ×13
Civil Rights Act of 1968 ×5
Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 ×1
Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 ×1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
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 →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Americans with Disabilities Act ("Fair Housing Act") → Community Reinvestment Act ("Fair Housing Act") → Community Reinvestment Act ("Fair Housing Act") → Equal Credit Opportunity Act ("Fair Housing Act") → Home Mortgage Disclosure Act ("Fair Housing Act") →	relatedTo
Fair Housing Act of 1968 ("Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968") → Title VIII ("Fair Housing Act") →	alsoKnownAs
Housing and Civil Enforcement Section ("Fair Housing Act") → United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ("Fair Housing Act") →	enforces
American civil rights movement → Chicago Freedom Movement →	influenced
Fair Housing Act of 1968 ("Civil Rights Act of 1968") → Title VIII ("Civil Rights Act of 1968") →	partOf
Fair Housing Act of 1968 ("Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988") →	amendedBy
Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 ("Fair Housing Act") →	amends
Civil Rights Act of 1964 ("Civil Rights Act of 1968") →	followedBy
Great Society ("Civil Rights Act of 1968") →	hasPart
Civil Rights Division ("Fair Housing Act") →	legalAuthority
Johnson administration ("Civil Rights Act of 1968") →	notablePolicy
United States housing policy ("Fair Housing Act") →	regulatedBy
Fair Housing Act of 1968 ("Fair Housing Act") →	shortName
Title VIII ("Fair Housing Act") →	shortTitle