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Fair Housing: It’s Your Right PA–1568 Revised October 1999
The Fair Housing Act The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing based on: • Race or 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 age 18) • Disability What Housing Is Covered The Fair Housing Act covers all housing programs administered by USDA’s Rural Housing Service (RHS), in addition to certain housing-related projects financed through the Community Facilities loan program provided by USDA’s Rural Business- Cooperative Service (RBS). What Is Prohibited In the Sale and Rental of Housing: No one may take any of the following actions based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status or disability: • Refuse to rent or sell housing • Refuse to negotiate for housing • Make housing unavailable • Fail to perform or delay maintenance or repairs of sale or rental dwellings • Set different terms, conditions or privileges for sale or rental of housing • Provide different housing services or facilities • Falsely deny that housing is available for inspection, sale or rental • For profit, persuade owners to sell or rent (blockbusting) or 1
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