Note:  You are responsible for complying with all Federal, State and Local fair housing, racial and religious discrimination laws.  This list may be incomplete and is only provided for your convenience.

Federal Fair Housing Laws

• U.S. Fair Housing Act (Title VIII, Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended)
  
  • Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
  • Link: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/fair_housing_act
  • Description: Prohibits discrimination in housing based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, and disability.
• Civil Rights Act of 1866 (Section 1982)
  
  • Source: U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
  • Link: https://www.justice.gov/crt/fair-housing-act-1
  • Description: Prohibits all racial discrimination in the sale or rental of property, with no exemptions.
• Executive Order 12892: Leadership and Coordination of Fair Housing (1994)
  
  • Source: HUD
  • Link: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/fair_housing_and_related_law
  • Description: Requires federal agencies to affirmatively further fair housing, including race-based protections.
• Executive Order 12898: Environmental Justice in Minority Populations (1994)
  
  • Source: HUD
  • Link: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/fair_housing_and_related_law
  • Description: Addresses discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in federal programs affecting housing and environment.

State Fair Housing Laws

State fair housing laws often mirror the federal FHA but may add protections (e.g., source of income, sexual orientation). Below are links to state-level fair housing resources or statutes, focusing on race and discrimination. If a state’s primary fair housing law is not directly accessible online, I’ve linked to a relevant state agency or resource summarizing the law. Note that not all states have distinct fair housing statutes; some rely on the federal FHA or integrate protections into broader civil rights laws.

• Alabama:
  
  • Link: https://www.justia.com/real-estate/landlord-tenant/fair-housing/state-fair-housing-laws/alabama/
  • Description: Code of Alabama § 24-8-4 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and other classes.
• Alaska:
  
  • Link: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#08.80.200
  • Description: Alaska Statutes § 18.80.200 prohibits housing discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more.
• Arizona:
  
  • Link: https://www.azleg.gov/ars/41/01491.htm
  • Description: Arizona Revised Statutes § 41-1491 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and other classes.
• Arkansas:
  
  • Link: https://www.justia.com/real-estate/landlord-tenant/fair-housing/state-fair-housing-laws/arkansas/
  • Description: Arkansas relies on federal FHA; no distinct state fair housing law but applies federal protections.
• California:
  
  • Link: https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/housing/
  • Description: California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and additional classes like source of income.
• Colorado:
  
  • Link: https://ccrd.colorado.gov/housing-discrimination
  • Description: Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA) prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more, including source of income.
• Connecticut:
  
  • Link: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_814c.htm
  • Description: Connecticut General Statutes § 46a-64 prohibits housing discrimination based on race, color, religion, and other classes.
• Delaware:
  
  • Link: https://delcode.delaware.gov/title6/c046/index.html
  • Description: Delaware Code Title 6, Chapter 46 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more.
• Florida:
  
  • Link: https://www.floridabar.org/public/consumer/pamphlet013/
  • Description: Florida Fair Housing Act (F.S. § 760.20-760.37) prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and other classes, enforced by the Florida Commission on Human Relations.
• Georgia:
  
  • Link: https://www.justia.com/real-estate/landlord-tenant/fair-housing/state-fair-housing-laws/georgia/
  • Description: Georgia relies on federal FHA; limited state protections but applies federal race and discrimination laws.
• Hawaii:
  
  • Link: https://cca.hawaii.gov/hcrc/housing-discrimination/
  • Description: Hawaii Revised Statutes § 515 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and additional classes.
• Idaho:
  
  • Link: https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idahostat/Title67/Chapter59/T67CH59SECT67-5909/
  • Description: Idaho Code § 67-5909 prohibits housing discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more.
• Illinois:
  
  • Link: https://www2.illinois.gov/dhr/FilingaCharge/Pages/Housing.aspx
  • Description: Illinois Human Rights Act (775 ILCS 5/) prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and other classes.
• Indiana:
  
  • Link: https://www.in.gov/ihcda/homeowners-and-renters/fair-housing/
  • Description: Indiana Code § 22-9.5 prohibits housing discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more.
• Iowa:
  
  • Link: https://icrc.iowa.gov/housing-discrimination
  • Description: Iowa Code § 216 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and additional classes.
• Kansas:
  
  • Link: https://www.khrc.net/housing.html
  • Description: Kansas Act Against Discrimination (K.S.A. § 44-1016) prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more.
• Kentucky:
  
  • Link: https://kchr.ky.gov/Pages/Housing-Discrimination.aspx
  • Description: Kentucky Revised Statutes § 344.360 prohibits housing discrimination based on race, color, religion, and other classes.
• Louisiana:
  
  • Link: https://www.lhc.la.gov/fair-housing
  • Description: Louisiana Equal Housing Opportunity Act prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more.
• Maine:
  
  • Link: https://www.maine.gov/mhrc/laws-guidance/laws/housing
  • Description: Maine Human Rights Act (5 M.R.S. § 4581) prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more.
• Maryland:
  
  • Link: https://www.peoples-law.org/laws-against-housing-discrimination
  • Description: Maryland Code, State Government § 20-704 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and additional classes like source of income.
• Massachusetts:
  
  • Link: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/fair-housing-law
  • Description: Massachusetts General Laws c. 151B prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more.
• Michigan:
  
  • Link: https://www.michigan.gov/mdcr/divisions/fair-housing
  • Description: Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (MCL § 37.2501) prohibits housing discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more.
• Minnesota:
  
  • Link: https://mn.gov/mdhr/yourrights/housing/
  • Description: Minnesota Human Rights Act (Minn. Stat. § 363A) prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more.
• Mississippi:
  
  • Link: https://www.justia.com/real-estate/landlord-tenant/fair-housing/state-fair-housing-laws/mississippi/
  • Description: Mississippi Code § 43-33-723 prohibits discrimination in specific housing contexts based on race, color, religion, and more.
• Missouri:
  
  • Link: https://labor.mo.gov/mohumanrights/housing
  • Description: Missouri Human Rights Act (RSMo § 213.040) prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more.
• Montana:
  
  • Link: https://erd.dli.mt.gov/human-rights/housing-discrimination
  • Description: Montana Human Rights Act (MCA § 49-2-305) prohibits housing discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more.
• Nebraska:
  
  • Link: https://neoc.nebraska.gov/housing
  • Description: Nebraska Fair Housing Act (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 20-317) prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more.
• Nevada:
  
  • Link: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-118.html
  • Description: Nevada Revised Statutes § 118.010 prohibits housing discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more.
• New Hampshire:
  
  • Link: https://www.nh.gov/hrc/housing.html
  • Description: New Hampshire RSA 354-A prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more.
• New Jersey:
  
  • Link: https://www.nj.gov/dca/divisions/codes/offices/housing_discrimination.html
  • Description: New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJSA § 10:5) prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more.
• New Mexico:
  
  • Link: https://www.dws.state.nm.us/Human-Rights/Housing-Discrimination
  • Description: New Mexico Human Rights Act (NMSA § 28-1-7) prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more.
• New York:
  
  • Link: https://ag.ny.gov/fair-housing
  • Description: New York State Human Rights Law prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and additional classes like source of income.
• North Carolina:
  
  • Link: https://www.oah.nc.gov/divisions/human-relations-commission/housing-discrimination
  • Description: North Carolina Fair Housing Act (NCGS § 41A) prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more.
• North Dakota:
  
  • Link: https://www.nd.gov/labor/human-rights/housing-discrimination
  • Description: North Dakota Century Code § 14-02.5 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more.
• Ohio:
  
  • Link: https://civilrights.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/crc/about-us/housing-discrimination
  • Description: Ohio Revised Code § 4112.02(H) prohibits housing discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more.
• Oklahoma:
  
  • Link: https://www.ok.gov/oesc/Housing_Discrimination/index.html
  • Description: Oklahoma Anti-Discrimination Act (25 O.S. § 1452) prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more.
• Oregon:
  
  • Link: https://www.oregon.gov/boli/civil-rights/housing-discrimination
  • Description: Oregon Revised Statutes § 659A.421 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more.
• Pennsylvania:
  
  • Link: https://www.phrc.pa.gov/Housing/Pages/Housing-Discrimination.aspx
  • Description: Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (43 P.S. § 955) prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more.
• Rhode Island:
  
  • Link: https://richrc.ri.gov/housing-discrimination
  • Description: Rhode Island Fair Housing Practices Act (R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-37) prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more.
• South Carolina:
  
  • Link: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t31c021.php
  • Description: South Carolina Fair Housing Law (S.C. Code § 31-21-40) prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more.
• South Dakota:
  
  • Link: https://dlr.sd.gov/human_rights/housing_discrimination.aspx
  • Description: South Dakota Codified Laws § 20-13-20 prohibits housing discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more.
• Tennessee:
  
  • Link: https://www.tn.gov/thrc/discrimination/housing-discrimination.html
  • Description: Tennessee Human Rights Act (Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-21-601) prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more.
• Texas:
  
  • Link: https://www.tsahc.org/homebuyers-renters/fair-housing
  • Description: Texas Fair Housing Act (Tex. Prop. Code § 301) prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more.
• Utah:
  
  • Link: https://laborcommission.utah.gov/divisions/anti-discrimination-and-labor/housing-discrimination/
  • Description: Utah Fair Housing Act (Utah Code § 57-21) prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more.
• Vermont:
  
  • Link: https://hrc.vermont.gov/housing-discrimination
  • Description: Vermont Fair Housing Act (9 V.S.A. § 4503) prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more.
• Virginia:
  
  • Link: https://homeofva.org/fair-housing/
  • Description: Virginia Fair Housing Law (Va. Code § 36-96.1) prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and additional classes like source of income.
• Washington:
  
  • Link: https://tenantsunion.org/rights/fair-housing
  • Description: Washington Law Against Discrimination (RCW § 49.60) prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more.
• West Virginia:
  
  • Link: https://hrc.wv.gov/housing-discrimination/Pages/default.aspx
  • Description: West Virginia Fair Housing Act (W. Va. Code § 5-11A) prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more.
• Wisconsin:
  
  • Link: https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/er/civilrights/housing/
  • Description: Wisconsin Statutes § 106.50 prohibits housing discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more.
• Wyoming:
  
  • Link: https://www.justia.com/real-estate/landlord-tenant/fair-housing/state-fair-housing-laws/wyoming/
  • Description: Wyoming relies on federal FHA; limited state protections but applies federal race and discrimination laws.
• Washington, D.C.:
  
  • Link: https://ohr.dc.gov/service/housing-discrimination
  • Description: D.C. Human Rights Act (D.C. Code § 2-1402.21) prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, and more.