WHAT IS FAIR HOUSING?

Fair housing is the right for all people to have safe, decent housing and be able to get this housing without discrimination. City, State and Federal Fair Housing Laws require that all people have an equal opportunity to buy, rent or live in housing.

FAIR HOUSING ACT

Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Fair Housing Act) as amended, prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental and financing of dwellings, and in other housing - related transactions, based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, (including children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women, and people securing custody of children under the age of 18) and handicap disability.

WITH HOUSING IS COVERED

The Fair Housing Act covers most housing. In some circumstances, the Act exempts owner-occupied buildings with no more than four units, single family housing sold or rented without the use of a broker, and housing operated by organizations and private clubs that limit occupancy to members.