Fair Housing Act

The fair housing act is an important part of the history of home purchasing. This is a federal law that was passed in 1965 and was amended in 1968. This law stipulates that it is illegal to deny a person rent or refuse to sell a property to anyone because of his race, religion, national origin, color or sex. The law is passed in an effort to resolve problems due to unlawful discrimination. This has paved way for the protected classes to avail residency in areas that was previously separated. The HUD or the department of Housing and Urban Development was bound to enforce the act. Regulations and investigations were conducted to any discriminatory housing practices.