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Department of Fair Employment and Housing

 

 

Civil Rights Act of 1866

  • The first federal housing law
     
  • Provides that all citizens shall have the same right as white persons to purchase and lease real estate and personal property
     
  • U.S. Supreme Court has interpreted this statute to apply to all real estate transactions, private as well as public.
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