Blog Post: What Is the Fair Housing Act? Overview and Lawsuit Insights

April 11th marks the anniversary of the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, also known as the Federal Fair Housing Act (FHA). Since its enactment and through its amendments, the FHA has expressly prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, and familial status in residential real-estate transactions, such as sales, rentals, and lending. More than fifty years after the FHA’s enactment, discrimination in both public and private residential housing continues.