Public Law 100-430

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Public Law 100-430 is the U.S. federal statute commonly known as the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, which expanded and strengthened protections against housing discrimination.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
civil rights law
housing discrimination law
addsProtectedClass familial status
handicap
amends Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988
surface form: Fair Housing Act

Fair Housing Act of 1968
surface form: Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968
appliesTo rental of housing
residential real-estate related transactions
sale of housing
zoning and land-use practices under certain circumstances
authorizes the Attorney General to bring pattern-or-practice housing discrimination suits
codifiedIn Title 42 of the United States Code
codifies prohibitions on discrimination in housing based on disability
prohibitions on discrimination in housing based on familial status
country United States of America
surface form: United States
enactedBy 100th United States Congress
establishes an administrative hearing process for fair housing cases
expands HUD’s authority to investigate housing discrimination complaints
grantsEnforcementAuthorityTo United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
surface form: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

United States Department of Justice
surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
hasOfficialName Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
policyArea anti-discrimination law
civil rights enforcement
housing policy
prohibitsDiscriminationOnBasisOf disability
familial status
protectsGroup families with children
people with disabilities
providesFor administrative enforcement of fair housing complaints
civil penalties for housing discrimination
damages for victims of housing discrimination
purpose to expand and strengthen protections against housing discrimination
to provide fair housing throughout the United States
relatedTo Americans with Disabilities Act
surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

Fair Housing Act of 1968
surface form: Civil Rights Act of 1968
requires reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices, or services for persons with disabilities
reasonable modifications to existing premises for persons with disabilities under certain conditions
shortName FHAA
signedBy Ronald Reagan
strengthensEnforcementOf Fair Housing Act of 1968
surface form: Fair Housing Act
subjectMatter civil rights
disability rights
fair housing
familial status protections

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