The majority of the Justice Department's pattern or practice cases involve claims of race discrimination. Nevertheless, more than 30 years later, race discrimination in housing continues to be a problem. One of the central objectives of the Fair Housing Act, when Congress enacted it in 1968, was to prohibit race discrimination in sales and rentals of housing. The Department of Justice brings suits on behalf of individuals based on referrals from HUD.ĭiscrimination in Housing Based Upon Race or Color Individuals who believe that they have been victims of an illegal housing practice, may file a complaint with the Department of Housing and Urban Development or file their own lawsuit in federal or state court. The Fair Housing Act also provides procedures for handling individual complaints of discrimination. Where force or threat of force is used to deny or interfere with fair housing rights, the Department of Justice may institute criminal proceedings. The Department brings cases where there is evidence of a pattern or practice of discrimination or where a denial of rights to a group of persons raises an issue of general public importance. In cases involving discrimination in mortgage loans or home improvement loans, the Department may file suit under both the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. 3601 et seq., prohibits discrimination by direct providers of housing, such as landlords and real estate companies as well as other entities, such as municipalities, banks or other lending institutions and homeowners insurance companies whose discriminatory practices make housing unavailable to persons because of:
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