familial status was added to fair housing in 1988.
familial status was added to fair housing in 1988.
when was familial status added to fair housing?
1988
since 1968, the fair housing act has been amended twice. in 1974 sex was added as a protected basis. in 1988 the act was amended again to expand the number of protected bases and correct some of the enforcement inadequacies of the original act. congress changed the fair housing act to include protection for persons with disabilities and prohibit discrimination based on familial status. the amendment strengthened the enforcement provisions by allowing the aggrieved parties to seek remedy for their cases before a hud administrative law judge or in federal court. in addition, the amendment granted the department of justice the power to impose more severe punishments on those who violated the act.
office of fair housing and equal opportunity
the "fair housing act" (title viii of the "civil rights act of 1968") introduced meaningful federal enforcement mechanisms. it outlaws:









































bullet::::- refusal to sell or rent a dwelling to any person because of race, color, disability, religion, sex, familial status, or national origin.









































bullet::::- discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin in the terms, conditions or privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling.









































bullet::::- advertising the sale or rental of a dwelling indicating preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, disability or national origin.
civil rights act of 1968