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Housing: Fair Housing Act
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Enacted in 1968, the Fair Housing Act prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion and national origin. The Act was amended in 1974 to outlaw discrimination based on sex and in 1988 to bar discrimination against families with children and persons with disabilities.
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The government brought this suit to enforce provisions of the federal Fair Housing Act that require certain multifamily dwellings to include design features that make them more accessible to persons with physical disabilities. In 2007, the court found that the defendants violated the Act by failing to install accessible entrances, bathrooms, and kitchens; thermostats within the reach of persons in wheelchairs; and accessible pedestrian walkways at the McGregor Village Apartments, Clifton Court North Apartments, Andrea Court Apartments, Cranberry Estates, Pine Ridge II Apartments, Halfmoon Court Apartments, and Carol Jean Estates. For example, all of the ground floor units at these complexes were built with one or more steps in front of them.
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The new campaign marks the 35th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act. Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson in April of 1968, this landmark legislation prohibits housing discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Amendments to the Act in 1988 extended its coverage to prohibit discrimination based on disability or familial status.
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HUD plays a vital role in implementing the Fair Housing Act and actively encourages states, counties and cities to enact equivalent laws. This year alone, HUD will award more than $45 million in grants to fund private groups and public agencies to fight housing discrimination -- an increase of almost $4 million over last year.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Justice Department today reached a Fair Housing Act settlement with New York developers Bruce Tanski, the Bruce Tanski Construction and Development Company, Michael Dennis, and the Mountain Ledge Development Corporation. The settlement resolves the government's demands for monetary and other relief stemming from a federal district court's earlier ruling that these developers violated the Fair Housing Act by failing to design and construct seven Albany-area apartment complexes to be accessible to persons with disabilities.
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