Civil Rights Act of 1966
The federal Civil Rights Act of 1966 prohibits all racial
discrimination in the sale or rental of property.
Fair Housing Act
The federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 (amended in 1974 and
1989) makes fair housing a national policy throughout the
U.S. It prohibits discrimination in the sale, lease or rental
of housing, or making housing otherwise unavailable because
of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status
or national origin.
Americans with Disabilities Act
Title III of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act
prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities
in commercial facilities and places of public accommodation.
Equal Credit Opportunity Act
The federal Equal Credit Opportunity Act makes it unlawful
to discriminate against anyone on a credit application due
to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital
status, age or because all or part of an applicant's income
comes from any public assistance program.
Home
sellers, prospective home buyers, real estate agents, mortgage
brokers and loan officers all have rights and responsibilities
under the law.
For sellers
As a home seller or landlord, you are obligated not to discriminate
in the sale, rental or financing of your property on the
basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial
status or national origin. You also cannot do so through
your licensed broker or salesperson, who is also bound by
discrimination law. In either case, you may not set any
discriminatory terms or conditions in a purchase contract
or a lease. You may not deny that housing is available or
advertise a property's availability only to persons of a
certain race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial
status or national origin.
For real estate professionals
Agents in a real estate transaction may not discriminate
on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability,
familial status or national origin. They also may not follow
such instructions from a home seller or landlord.
Discrimination complaints about housing may be filed with the nearest office
of the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
or by calling HUD's toll-free numbers, 1-800-669-9777 (voice)
or 1-800-543-8294 (TDD). Or contact HUD on the Internet
at http://www.hud.gov/fhe/fheo.html.
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