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Fair Housing Act & Fair Housing Amendments Act

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A quick definition of Fair Housing Act & Fair Housing Amendments Act:

The Fair Housing Act and its amendments are laws that make it illegal to discriminate against people when they are trying to buy or rent a home. The original law was made in 1968 and it stopped discrimination based on race, religion, and national origin. Later, in 1974 and 1988, the law was changed to include discrimination based on sex, family status, and disabilities. This means that everyone should have an equal chance to find a home that they like and can afford, no matter who they are.

A more thorough explanation:

The Fair Housing Act and the fair housing amendments refer to Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and later additions. This law prevents discrimination in the selling and renting of housing based on certain characteristics. Originally, it only applied to race, religion, and national origin. However, it was later amended to include sex, familial status, and disabilities.

For example, if a landlord refuses to rent an apartment to someone because they have a disability, that would be a violation of the Fair Housing Act. Similarly, if a real estate agent only shows houses in certain neighborhoods to people of a certain race, that would also be a violation.

The Fair Housing Act and its amendments are important because they help ensure that everyone has equal access to housing, regardless of their background or characteristics.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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