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The Fair Housing Laws:
Fair Housing Act
Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of
1968 (Fair Housing Act), as amended,
prohibits discrimination in the sale,
rental, and financing of dwellings, and
in other housing-related transactions,
based on race, color, national origin,
religion, sex, familial status
(including children under the age of 18
living with parents of legal custodians,
pregnant women, and people securing
custody of children under the age of
18), and handicap (disability).
More on the Fair Housing Act
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Title VI prohibits discrimination on
the basis of race, color, or national
origin in programs and activities
receiving federal financial
assistance.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973
Section 504 prohibits discrimination
based on disability in any program or
activity receiving federal financial
assistance.
Section 109 of Title I of the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1974
Section 109 prohibits discrimination
on the basis of race, color, national
origin, sex or religion in programs and
activities receiving financial
assistance from HUD's Community
Development and Block Grant Program.
Title II of the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990
Title II prohibits discrimination based
on disability in programs, services, and
activities provided or made available by
public entities. HUD enforces Title II
when it relates to state and local
public housing, housing assistance and
housing referrals.
Architectural Barriers Act of 1968
The Architectural Barriers Act requires
that buildings and facilities designed,
constructed, altered, or leased with
certain federal funds after September
1969 must be accessible to and useable
by handicapped persons.
Age Discrimination Act of 1975
The Age Discrimination Act prohibits
discrimination on the basis of age in
programs or activities receiving federal
financial assistance.
Title IX of the Education Amendments Act
of 1972
Title IX prohibits discrimination on the
basis of sex in education programs or
activities that receive federal
financial assistance.
Fair Housing-Related Presidential
Executive Orders:
Executive Order 11063
Executive Order 11063 prohibits
discrimination in the sale, leasing,
rental, or other disposition of
properties and facilities owned or
operated by the federal government or
provided with federal funds.
Executive Order 11246
Executive Order 11246, as amended, bars
discrimination in federal employment
because of race, color, religion, sex,
or national origin.
Executive Order 12892
Executive Order 12892, as amended,
requires federal agencies to
affirmatively further fair housing in
their programs and activities, and
provides that the Secretary of HUD will
be responsible for coordinating the
effort. The Order also establishes the
President's Fair Housing Council, which
will be chaired by the Secretary of HUD.
Executive Order 12898
Executive Order 12898 requires that each
federal agency conduct its program,
policies, and activities that
substantially affect human health or the
environment in a manner that does not
exclude persons based on race, color, or
national origin.
Executive Order 13166
Executive Order 13166 eliminates, to the
extent possible, limited English
proficiency as a barrier to full and
meaningful participation by
beneficiaries in all federally-assisted
and federally conducted programs and
activities.
Executive Order 13217
Executive Order 13217 requires federal
agencies to evaluate their policies and
programs to determine if any can be
revised or modified to improve the
availability of community-based living
arrangements for persons with
disabilities.
Federal Fair Housing and Anti-Discrimination
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