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UNDERSTANDING FAIRHOUSING REGULATIONS: WhatYouNeedtoKnow
THISPOSTPROVIDESA COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEWOFFAIR HOUSING REGULATIONS,WHY THEYAREIMPORTANT, AND WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO ENSURE THATYOUAREIN COMPLIANCE.
Fairhousingistherightofallpeopleto live in housing that is free from discrimination. The Fair Housing Act is a federal law thatprohibitsdiscriminationinhousing on the basis of race, color, religion, nationalorigin,sex,familialstatus,or disability. Somestateandlocallawsalsoprohibit other forms of housing discrimination, suchasdiscriminationbasedonsexual orientationorgenderidentity. WHATISFAIRHOUSING?
TheFairHousingActof1968protectscertain groups of individuals who are historically marginalized and have faced housing discriminationduetotheirbackground.The protectedgroupsinclude: Raceandcolor NationalOrigin Religion Gender WHOISPROTECTED BYFAIRHOUSINGREGULATIONS? Familialstatus Disability
IT’S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT SOME STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MAY HAVE LAWS THAT EXTEND PROTECTION TOOTHERGROUPSOF PEOPLE.