Prohibits discrimination in housing sales or loans on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, familial status, or handicap. Your Rights under the Fair Housing Act. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC, Freddie Mac) A stockholder-owned corporation chartered by Congress to create a continuous flow of funds to mortgage lenders in support of homeownership and rental housing. Freddie Mac purchases single-family and multifamily residential mortgages from lenders and packages them into securities that are sold to investors. Federal Housing Administration (FHA) A part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). FHA assists first-time home buyers and others who might not be able to meet down payment requirements for conventional loans by providing mortgage insurance to private lenders. It also insures loans for home improvements and buying manufactured (mobile) homes. These programs operate through FHA approved lending institutions which submit applications to have the property appraised and have the buyer's credit approved.
Pursuant to the federal Fair Housing Act, no offer to sell, rent, buy, or exchange property shall contain any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, or familial status, or an intention to make such preference, limitation or discrimination. (See Civil Rights Act of 1968, federal fair housing law) HUD—Fair Housing Reading Room
Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1988 prohibits discrimination in housing because of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, handicap, or familial status.
The Fair Housing Act makes it illegal to deny housing, refuse to rent, sell, or negotiate, or offer different terms and considerations because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, or familial status. If you suspect violation of the Fair Housing Act or want more information, you may contact the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Housing, 451 7th Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20410, 1-800-669-9777.
A law that prohibits discrimination during the home-buying process on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status or disability.
A law prohibiting discrimination in all facets of the home buying process on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, or disability
Federal Law that prohibits discrimination in housing because of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status or disability.
Legislation first enacted in 1968 and expanded by amendments in 1974 and 1988, which provides the Secretary with investigation and enforcement responsibilities for fair housing practices. Prohibits discrimination in housing and lending based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or familial status.
Federal legislation passed in 1968 with subsequent amendments that prohibits certain kinds of discrimination in the sale or rental of most residential property.
Title VIII of the Civil Rights of Act of 1968, as amended, which prohibits discrimination in the sale or rental of residential property based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, handicap and familial status.
Federal Legislation which makes it illegal to discriminate against a buyer because of his or her sex, race, age, color or creed.
Title VIII of the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended in 1988 (the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, 42 U.S.C., section 3601, et. seq).
A federal law that makes it illegal to refuse to sell a property based on a potential buyer's race, religion, national origin, family status, color, or disability.
A Federal act that prohibits discrimination in any aspect related to the sale, rental or financing of dwellings on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, handicap or familial status.
An addition to the Civil Rights Act approved by Congress in 1968. This law prohibits racial discrimination in the sale and rental of all property in the United States.
Prohibits the denial or variance of the terms of real estate related transactions based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or familiar status of the credit applicant. Real estate related transactions include a mortgage, home improvement, or other loans secured by a dwelling.
Federal law that prohibits discrimination in housing based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.
This Act establishes a broad national policy to "provide, within constitutional limitations, for fair housing throughout the United States." Section 3604c of the Act provides that: "It shall be unlawful...to make, print, or publish, or cause to be made, printed or published any notice, statement, or advertisement, with respect to the sale or rental of a dwelling that indicates any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination."
Landmark federal law passed in 1965 and amended in 1988 that makes it illegal to deny rent or refuse to sell to anyone based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. The 1988 amendment expanded the protections to include family status and disability.
a law that prohibits discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status or disability in the sale and rental of housing or in obtaining a mortgage loan; enforced by HUD; penalties may be assessed if not in compliance; exemptions are owner occupied building with no more than 4 units or family housing sold or rented without a broker
A federal law which prohibits discrimination in housing based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status and national origin
A federal law that prohibits discrimination in housing on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, family status and disability.
a law that prohibits discrimination in all facets of the homebuying process on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, or disability.
federal law that outlaws denying rent or refusing to sell property to anyone based on race, color, religion, familial status, handicap, or national origin.
Law making it illegal to discriminate in housing sales or rentals or in housing lending and insurance on the basis of race, color, national origin, familial status, disability, sex, and religion.
As amended in 1988, prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, family status and national origin. Its coverage includes private housing, housing that receives Federal financial assistance and State and local government housing.
Federal law making it illegal to refuse to rent or sell to anyone based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. 1988 amendments expanded protections to include family status and disability.