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It is illegal to discriminate against any person because of his or her race, religion, sex, familial status, or mental or physical disability. |
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Federal statues prohibiting housing discrimination were enacted as part of the Fair Housing Act of 1968.
Protected categories include race, religion, and national origin. The law applies to both rental and
sales of housing. The Fair Housing Amendments Act (FHAA) of 1988 extended protection to familial
status and people with mental or physical disabilities. This statute also provided for "reasonable
accommodation", allowing dwelling structural modifications for the disabled if requested at their own
expense. The 1988 FHAA set housing code standards for new multi-family dwellings to accommodate the
physically disabled.
Fair Housing Law:
www.fairhousinglaw.org/fair_housing_laws/fh_act.html
www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/42/ch45schI.html
National Fair Housing Advocate:
www.fairhousing.com/index.cfm?method=page.display&pageid=661
- Prohibits discrimination and harassment in all aspects of housing including sales and rentals,
evictions, terms and conditions, mortgage loans and insurance, and land use and zoning.
- Requires housing providers to make reasonable accommodation in rules and practices to permit
persons with disabilities to use and enjoy a dwelling and to allow persons with disabilities to make
reasonable modifications of the premises.
- Prohibits retaliation against any person who has filed a complaint with the Department,
participated in a Department investigation, or opposed any activity prohibited by the Act.
This law provides protection from discrimination by
all business establishments in California, including housing and public
accommodations, because of: age, ancestry, color, disability, national
origin, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation. Sexual orientation
includes persons who are homosexual, bisexual or heterosexual.
Provisions of the Unruh Civil Rights Act and the Fair Employment and Housing Act appear in the California Government Code under the Department of Fair
Employment and Housing (Part 2.8. Department Of Fair Employment And Housing):
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