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Race Discrimination and Housing

In 1968, Congress passed the Fair Housing Act to allow equal access to housing regardless of race. The Fair Housing Act and its various amendments ensure that property owners, lenders, and landlords do not discriminate against individuals because of their race.
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Housing Discrimination - U.S. Code Provisions

U.S. Code > Title 42 > Chapter 45 - Fair Housing

Housing Discrimination - Selected State Laws

Alabama	Alabama Code > Title 24 > Chapter 8 - Alabama Fair Housing Law
Delaware	Delaware Code Title 6 > Chapter 46 - Fair Housing Act
Florida	Florida Statutes > Chapter 760 > Part II - Fair Housing Act
Hawaii	Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 515 - Discrimination in Real Property Transactions
Louisiana	Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 51 > Chapter 43 - Louisiana Equal Housing Opportunity Act
Nevada	Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 118 - Discrimination in Housing; Landlord and Tenant
New York	New York Laws - Civil Rights > Article 2-A - Equal Rights To Publicly-Aided Housing
New York	New York Laws > Civil Rights > Article 2-A - Equal Rights To Publicly-Aided Housing
North Carolina	North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 41A - State Fair Housing Act
North Dakota	North Dakota Code > Chapter 14-02.5 - Housing Discrimination
Rhode Island	Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 34-37. Rhode Island Fair Housing Practices Act
South Carolina	South Carolina Code > Title 31 > Chapter 21 - Fair Housing Law
Texas	Texas Property Code > Title 15 - Fair Housing Practices
Utah	Utah Code > Title 57 > Chapter 21 - Utah Fair Housing Act
Vermont	Vermont Statutes > Title 9 > Chapter 139 - Discrimination; Public Accommodations; Rental And
Virginia	Virginia Code Title 36 > Chapter 5.1 - Virginia Fair Housing Law
	Virginia Code Title 54.1 > Chapter 23.2 - Fair Housing Board
West Virginia	West Virginia Code > Chapter 5 > Article 11A - West Virginia Fair Housing Act

Questions & Answers: Housing Discrimination

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Questions and Answers on Sexual Harassment under the Fair Housing Act

Last Updated November 26, 2008

Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

1. What law prohibits sexual harassment in housing and what kind of sexual harassment does it prohibit?