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  1. What laws prevent discrimination relevant to housing?
    1. Civil Rights Act of 1968 under Title VIII (also known as the Fair Housing Act)- prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, financing of dwellings, and in other housing-related transactions, based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability.
    2. Civil Rights Act of 1964 under Title VI- prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in programs and activities receiving federal funding
    3. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 under Section 504- prohibits discrimination based on disability in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance
    4. Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, under Section 109- prohibits discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, or religion in programs and activities receiving financial assistance from HUD’s Community Development and Block Grant Program
    5. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 under Title II- prohibits discrimination based on disability in programs, services, and activities made available by public entities. Enforced by HUD in cases related to public housing and housing assistance.
    6. Architectural Barriers Act of 1968- requires buildings designed, constructed, altered, or leased with Federal funds (after September 1969) to be accessible by handicapped persons
    7. Age Discrimination Act of 1975- prohibits discrimination based on age in programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance
    8. Executive Order 11063- prohibits discrimination in the sale, leasing, rental, or other disposition of properties owned or operated by the federal government or provided with federal funds
    9. Executive Order 12892- requires federal agencies to further fair housing in their programs and activities, and names the Secretary of HUD as the coordinator of these efforts. Also establishes the President’s Fair Housing Council, which is chaired by the Secretary of HUD
    10. Executive Order 12898- requires each federal agency to conduct its program, policies, and activities that affect human health or the environment in a manner that does no exclude persons based on race, color, or national origin
    11. Executive Order 13166- eliminates, to all extent possible, limited English proficiency as a barrier to full and meaningful participation by beneficiaries in all federally assisted or conducted programs and activities
    12. Executive Order 13217- requires federal agencies to evaluate their policies and programs to determine if as revisions can be made to improve the availability of community-based living arrangements for persons with disabilities

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  2. What laws prevent race-based discrimination relevant to housing?
    1. Civil Rights Act of 1968 under Title VIII (also known as the Fair Housing Act)- prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, financing of dwellings, and in other housing-related transactions, based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability.
    2. Civil Rights Act of 1964 under Title VI- prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in programs and activities receiving federal funding
    3. Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, under Section 109- prohibits discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, or religion in programs and activities receiving financial assistance from HUD’s Community Development and Block Grant Program
    4. Executive Order 11063- prohibits discrimination in the sale, leasing, rental, or other disposition of properties owned or operated by the federal government or provided with federal funds
    5. Executive Order 12892- requires federal agencies to further fair housing in their programs and activities, and names the Secretary of HUD as the coordinator of these efforts. Also establishes the President’s Fair Housing Council, which is chaired by the Secretary of HUD
    6. Executive Order 12898- requires each federal agency to conduct its program, policies, and activities that affect human health or the environment in a manner that does no exclude persons based on race, color, or national origin

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  3. What laws prevent color-based discrimination relevant to housing?
    1. Civil Rights Act of 1968 under Title VIII (also known as the Fair Housing Act)- prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, financing of dwellings, and in other housing-related transactions, based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability.
    2. Civil Rights Act of 1964 under Title VI- prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in programs and activities receiving federal funding
    3. Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, under Section 109- prohibits discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, or religion in programs and activities receiving financial assistance from HUD’s Community Development and Block Grant Program
    4. Executive Order 11063- prohibits discrimination in the sale, leasing, rental, or other disposition of properties owned or operated by the federal government or provided with federal funds
    5. Executive Order 12892- requires federal agencies to further fair housing in their programs and activities, and names the Secretary of HUD as the coordinator of these efforts. Also establishes the President’s Fair Housing Council, which is chaired by the Secretary of HUD
    6. Executive Order 12898- requires each federal agency to conduct its program, policies, and activities that affect human health or the environment in a manner that does no exclude persons based on race, color, or national origin

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  4. What laws prevent religion-based discrimination relevant to housing?
    1. Civil Rights Act of 1968 under Title VIII (also known as the Fair Housing Act)- prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, financing of dwellings, and in other housing-related transactions, based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability.
    2. Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, under Section 109- prohibits discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, or religion in programs and activities receiving financial assistance from HUD’s Community Development and Block Grant Program
    3. Executive Order 11063- prohibits discrimination in the sale, leasing, rental, or other disposition of properties owned or operated by the federal government or provided with federal funds
    4. Executive Order 12892- requires federal agencies to further fair housing in their programs and activities, and names the Secretary of HUD as the coordinator of these efforts. Also establishes the President’s Fair Housing Council, which is chaired by the Secretary of HUD

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  5. What laws prevent disability-based discrimination relevant to housing?
    1. Civil Rights Act of 1968 under Title VIII (also known as the Fair Housing Act)- prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, financing of dwellings, and in other housing-related transactions, based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability.
    2. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 under Section 504- prohibits discrimination based on disability in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance
    3. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 under Title II- prohibits discrimination based on disability in programs, services, and activities made available by public entities. Enforced by HUD in cases related to public housing and housing assistance.
    4. Architectural Barriers Act of 1968- requires buildings designed, constructed, altered, or leased with Federal funds (after September 1969) to be accessible by handicapped persons
    5. Executive Order 11063- prohibits discrimination in the sale, leasing, rental, or other disposition of properties owned or operated by the federal government or provided with federal funds
    6. Executive Order 12892- requires federal agencies to further fair housing in their programs and activities, and names the Secretary of HUD as the coordinator of these efforts. Also establishes the President’s Fair Housing Council, which is chaired by the Secretary of HUD
    7. Executive Order 13217- requires federal agencies to evaluate their policies and programs to determine if as revisions can be made to improve the availability of community-based living arrangements for persons with disabilities

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  6. What laws prevent age-based discrimination relevant to housing?
    1. A. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 under Section 504- prohibits discrimination based on disability in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance
    2. Age Discrimination Act of 1975- prohibits discrimination based on age in programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance
    3. Executive Order 11063- prohibits discrimination in the sale, leasing, rental, or other disposition of properties owned or operated by the federal government or provided with federal funds
    4. Executive Order 12892- requires federal agencies to further fair housing in their programs and activities, and names the Secretary of HUD as the coordinator of these efforts. Also establishes the President’s Fair Housing Council, which is chaired by the Secretary of HUD

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  7. What laws prevent national origin- based discrimination relevant to housing?
    1. Civil Rights Act of 1968 under Title VIII (also known as the Fair Housing Act)- prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, financing of dwellings, and in other housing-related transactions, based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability.
    2. Civil Rights Act of 1964 under Title VI- prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in programs and activities receiving federal funding
    3. Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, under Section 109- prohibits discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, or religion in programs and activities receiving financial assistance from HUD’s Community Development and Block Grant Program
    4. Executive Order 11063- prohibits discrimination in the sale, leasing, rental, or other disposition of properties owned or operated by the federal government or provided with federal funds
    5. Executive Order 12892- requires federal agencies to further fair housing in their programs and activities, and names the Secretary of HUD as the coordinator of these efforts. Also establishes the President’s Fair Housing Council, which is chaired by the Secretary of HUD
    6. Executive Order 12898- requires each federal agency to conduct its program, policies, and activities that affect human health or the environment in a manner that does no exclude persons based on race, color, or national origin

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  8. What laws prevent sex-based discrimination relevant to housing?
    1. A. Civil Rights Act of 1968 under Title VIII (also known as the Fair Housing Act)- prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, financing of dwellings, and in other housing-related transactions, based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability.
    2. Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, under Section 109- prohibits discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, or religion in programs and activities receiving financial assistance from HUD’s Community Development and Block Grant Program
    3. Executive Order 11063- prohibits discrimination in the sale, leasing, rental, or other disposition of properties owned or operated by the federal government or provided with federal funds
    4. Executive Order 12892- requires federal agencies to further fair housing in their programs and activities, and names the Secretary of HUD as the coordinator of these efforts. Also establishes the President’s Fair Housing Council, which is chaired by the Secretary of HUD

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  9. What laws prevent familial status- based discrimination relevant to housing?
    1. Civil Rights Act of 1968 under Title VIII (also known as the Fair Housing Act)- prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, financing of dwellings, and in other housing-related transactions, based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability.
    2. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 under Section 504- prohibits discrimination based on disability in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance
    3. Executive Order 11063- prohibits discrimination in the sale, leasing, rental, or other disposition of properties owned or operated by the federal government or provided with federal funds
    4. Executive Order 12892- requires federal agencies to further fair housing in their programs and activities, and names the Secretary of HUD as the coordinator of these efforts. Also establishes the President’s Fair Housing Council, which is chaired by the Secretary of HUD

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  10. What laws prevent language-based discrimination relevant to housing?
    1. Executive Order 11063- prohibits discrimination in the sale, leasing, rental, or other disposition of properties owned or operated by the federal government or provided with federal funds
    2. Executive Order 12892- requires federal agencies to further fair housing in their programs and activities, and names the Secretary of HUD as the coordinator of these efforts. Also establishes the President’s Fair Housing Council, which is chaired by the Secretary of HUD
    3. Executive Order 13166- eliminates, to all extent possible, limited English proficiency as a barrier to full and meaningful participation by beneficiaries in all federally assisted or conducted programs and activities
 
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