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+1. Landlord - Tenant +2. Discrimination +3. Laws Against Housing Discrimination
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Laws Against Housing Discrimination
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Federal Law +State Law +What is Prohibited? +Special Provisions for People with Disabilities +Discrimination against Families with Children +Exemptions to the Fair Housing Act +Enforcement Provisions and Penalties for Violations of the Law
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Federal law prohibits discrimination in the rental, sale, advertising and financing of housing on the basis of your race, color, religious beliefs, gender, national origin, household status, i.e., pregnancy or having custody of a kid under age 18 or impairment. Maryland and a lot of its regional jurisdictions have at least comparable laws, along with additional protections.
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The nationwide policy against housing discrimination is specified in the federal Fair Housing Act of 1968. In addition, there are provisions in the Civil liberty Act of 1866 which the Supreme Court of the United States has analyzed as forbiding "all racial discrimination, private as well as public, in the sale or leasing of residential or commercial property." Unlike the 1968 law, the 1866 law contains no exceptions and no limitation on the quantity of damages which can be awarded to a complainant.
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Who is Protected?
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The federal Fair [Housing](https://kate.com.qa) Act is consisted of in Title VIII of the Civil Liberty Act of 1968. It was amended in 1974 and once again in 1978. The Fair Housing Act restricts housing discrimination against an [individual](https://www.sub2.io) who falls in any of the following seven groups. Anyone treated unfairly due to the fact that of: race, color, religion, national origin, sex, families with kids and people with disabilities (handicap). These seven groups are considered "secured classes" under the Act and its modifications. "Protected classes" imply the classifications of discrimination that are covered by the law.
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Read the Law: The Fair Housing Act of 1968 (42 USC 3601, et seq.)
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The courts have actually said that Maryland's law is "significantly equivalent" to the federal law. In 2 important respects, Maryland gives more security. First, Maryland expands on the secured classes of the federal law. You can not be discriminated against since of your marital status, gender recognition, sexual orientation, or source of income.
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Marital status is [defined](http://www.spbrealtor.ru) as "the state of being single, married, apart, divorced or widowed." "Sexual preference" means the identification of a private as to male or female homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality. Gender identity is specified to mean the gender related identity, look, expression, or behavior of an individual, regardless of the individual's appointed sex at birth. In addition, there is a limit to the exemption for rooms or systems in a residence in which the owner occupies an unit as his/her principal house. In Maryland, these owners might decline someone based upon sex, sexual preference, gender identity or marital status. However, they can not victimize somebody because of his/her race, color, faith, household status, nationwide origin, impairment, or source of income.
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Read the Law: Md. Code, State Government, ยง 20-101, 20-704, 20-705
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Local jurisdictions (such as the counties or towns) likewise safeguard all of the groups covered by federal and state law and often include additional categories such as age (in Baltimore City, 18 or older), sexual preference, occupation and income. See regional law articles.
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The Fair Housing Act makes it illegal to commit any of the following acts against a person who falls within any of the groups [safeguarded](https://seedrealty.in) by the law.
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Sale or Rental of Residential Real Estate - Refuse to offer, lease or otherwise make not available or deny any dwelling \ No newline at end of file