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The Fair Housing Act's Protected Classes


Housing Discrimination Under the Fair Housing Act - HUD

Who Is Protected? · Race · Color · National Origin · Religion · Sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation) · Familial Status · Disability ...

What is a Protected Class under the Fair Housing Act?

Protected classes are legally protected characteristics with which people identify. The seven federally protected classes under the Fair Housing Act are ...

The Fair Housing Act - Civil Rights Division - Department of Justice

race or color; religion; sex; national origin; familial status, or; disability. In cases involving discrimination in mortgage loans or home ...

Discrimination in Housing - Missouri Department of Labor

The Missouri Human Rights Act (Act) makes it illegal to discriminate in any aspect of housing because of an individual's race, color, national origin, ...

Fair Housing: Rights and Obligations - HUD

The Fair Housing Act prohibits this discrimination because of race, color ... the Fair Housing Act. HUD's Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity ...

Understanding the Fair Housing Act

Protected Classes Under the Fair Housing Act ... The Fair Housing Act specifically prohibits discrimination in housing based on certain characteristics. These ...

Fair Housing Act

Such additional protected classes may include ancestry, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, source of income, etc. Click on of the links below ...

Fair Housing Rights Under Illinois Law

Under Illinois and federal fair housing law, houses, apartments, condominiums, mobile home parks, vacant land, and other types of residential property are ...

The Fair Housing Act: How It Works and Examples - Investopedia

The Fair Housing Act is the federal law that forbids discrimination in housing based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, and family status.

The 7 Protected Classes for Fair Housing Explained

Under the Fair Housing Act, there are seven federally protected categories: race, religion, national origin, color, familial status, sex, and disability.

What Is Fair Housing? Who Is Protected by Fair Housing Laws?

The federal Fair. Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing because of the following "protected classes": • Race. • Color. • Religion. • National origin.

Fair Housing Laws

The Fair Housing Act makes it illegal to discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, or disability in a variety of ...

Federal Fair Housing Rights

Federal Fair Housing Rights · Race · Color · National origin · Religion · Sex · Familial status (including children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal ...

LGBTQIA+ Fair Housing Toolkit: The Fair Housing Act

When the Fair Housing Act was passed in 1968, it prohibited discrimination because of four protected classes: race, color, religion, and national origin. · In ...

Know Your Rights - Fair Housing Project

The protected classes are race, color, religion, national origin, sex, familial status, and disability. In addition, North Carolina law prohibits discrimination ...

Fair Housing - NCHFA

Sex was added as a protected class in the 1970s. In 1988, the Fair Housing Amendments Act added familial status and disability to the list, making a total of ...

Fair Housing - HOME of VA

Protected Classes · Race · Color · Religion · National Origin · Sex or Gender · Disability · Familial Status · Age 55+.

Fair Housing Act (Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968)

The Fair Housing Act (and amendments) makes it illegal to discriminate in the buying, selling or renting of a home because of a person's race, color, national ...

Fair Housing Act Overview of Law | Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc.

The Fair Housing Act, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act, prohibits discrimination in the sale and rental of housing. It prohibits any discrimination that is ...

Fair Housing Law - Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan

Both privately owned and subsidized housing is covered. Basic Design and Construction Requirements. In addition to protected classes, the Fair Housing Act ...