Federal · Title 42 — Public Health and Welfare

42 U.S.C. § 3605: Discrimination in residential real estate-related transactions

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

Persons or entities in residential real estate transactions cannot discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin when making transactions available or setting their terms.

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It shall be unlawful for any person or other entity whose business includes engaging in residential real estate-related transactions to discriminate against any person in making available such a transaction, or in the terms or conditions of such a transaction, because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin. for purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing, or maintaining a dwelling; or secured by residential real estate. The selling, brokering, or appraising of residential real property. Nothing in this subchapter prohibits a person engaged in the business of furnishing appraisals of real property to take into consideration factors other than race, color, religion, national origin, sex, handicap, or familial status.

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