6-1450

Fair Housing Act*

42 USC 3601-3619; 82 Stat. 81; Pub. L. 90-284, Civil Rights Act, Title VIII (April 11, 1968)
  • Section
  • Short title
  • Policy
  • Definitions
  • Effective dates of certain prohibitions
  • Discrimination in the sale or rental of housing
  • Discrimination in residential real estate-related transactions and other prohibited practices
  • Discrimination in the provision of brokerage services
  • Exemption
  • Administration
  • Education and conciliation
  • Administrative enforcement; preliminary matters
  • Subpoenas; giving of evidence
  • Enforcement by secretary
  • Enforcement by private persons
  • Enforcement by the Attorney General
  • Incentives for self-testing and self-correction
  • Rules to implement title
  • Effect on state laws
  • Cooperation with state and local agencies administering fair housing laws
  • Interference, coercion, or intimidation
  • Appropriations
  • Separability of provisions
  • Prevention of intimidation in fair housing cases

*
See also the policy statement on enforcement at 6-153.1.