Fair Housing Act

Question 1

What are the main purposes of the Fair Housing Act?

Answer 1

1. To provide Fair housing throughout the U.S.
2. To prohibit discrimination in the sale and renting of housing
3. To prohibit discrimination in mortgage lending transactions

Question 2

Since the Fair Housing Act was adopted by congress in 1968, what federal agency regulates the act even with the new Dodd Frank regulations?

Answer 2

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)