42 U.S.C. § 3604
Discrimination in the sale or rental of housing and other prohibited practices
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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- 42 U.S.C. § 3604, Discrimination in the sale or rental of housing and other prohibited practices, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/479339
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As made applicable by section 3603 of this title and except as exempted by sections 3603(b) and 3607 of this title, it shall be unlawful—
To discriminate in the sale or rental, or to otherwise make unavailable or deny, a dwelling to any buyer or renter because of a handicap of—
To discriminate against any person in the terms, conditions, or privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling, or in the provision of services or facilities in connection with such dwelling, because of a handicap of—
For purposes of this subsection, discrimination includes—
in connection with the design and construction of covered multifamily dwellings for first occupancy after the date that is 30 months after September 13, 1988, a failure to design and construct those dwellings in such a manner that—
all premises within such dwellings contain the following features of adaptive design:
As used in this subsection, the term “covered multifamily dwellings” means—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- Housing and Community Development Act of 1974House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally