Source
(Pub. L. 90–284, title VIII, § 801, Apr. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 81.)
Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
Pub. L. 100–430, § 13(a), Sept. 13, 1988,
102 Stat. 1636, provided that: “This Act and the amendments made by this Act [see Short Title of 1988 Amendment note below] shall take effect on the 180th day beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act [Sept. 13, 1988].”
Short Title of 1995 Amendment
Pub. L. 104–76, § 1, Dec. 28, 1995,
109 Stat. 787, provided that: “This Act [amending section
3607 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995’.”
Short Title of 1988 Amendment
Pub. L. 100–430, § 1, Sept. 13, 1988,
102 Stat. 1619, provided that: “This Act [enacting sections
3610 to
3614a of this title, amending sections
3602,
3604 to
3608,
3615 to
3619, and
3631 of this title and sections
2341 and
2342 of Title
28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, repealing former sections
3610 to
3613 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and section
3602 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988’.”
Short Title
Section 1 of
Pub. L. 90–284, as added by
Pub. L. 100–430, § 2, Sept. 13, 1988,
102 Stat. 1619, provided: “That this Act [enacting this chapter, sections
231 to
233,
245,
2101, and
2102 of Title
18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and sections
1301 to
1303,
1311,
1312,
1321 to
1326,
1331, and
1341 of Title
25, Indians, amending sections
1973j,
3533,
3535 of this title, and sections
241,
242, and
1153 of Title
18, enacting provisions set out as notes under sections
231 and
245 of Title
18, and repealing provisions set out as notes under section
1360 of Title
28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure] may be cited as the ‘Civil Rights Act of 1968’.”
Section 800 of
Pub. L. 90–284, title VIII, as added by
Pub. L. 100–430, § 4, Sept. 13, 1988,
102 Stat. 1619, provided that: “This title [enacting this subchapter and amending sections
3533 and
3535 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Fair Housing Act’.”
Separability
Pub. L. 100–430, § 14, Sept. 13, 1988,
102 Stat. 1636, provided that: “If any provision of this Act [see Short Title of 1988 Amendment note above] or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of the provision to other persons not similarly situated or to other circumstances shall not be affected thereby.”
Disclaimer of Preemptive Effect on Other Acts
Pub. L. 100–430, § 12, Sept. 13, 1988,
102 Stat. 1636, provided that: “Nothing in the Fair Housing Act [this subchapter] as amended by this Act [see Short Title of 1988 Amendment note above] limits any right, procedure, or remedy available under the Constitution or any other Act of the Congress not so amended.”
Initial Rulemaking
Pub. L. 100–430, § 13(b), Sept. 13, 1988,
102 Stat. 1636, provided that: “In consultation with other appropriate Federal agencies, the Secretary shall, not later than the 180th day after the date of the enactment of this Act [Sept. 13, 1988], issue rules to implement title VIII [this subchapter] as amended by this Act [see Short Title of 1988 Amendment note above]. The Secretary shall give public notice and opportunity for comment with respect to such rules.”
Federally Protected Activities; Penalties
Penalties for violations respecting federally protected activities not applicable to and not affecting activities under this subchapter, see section 101(b) of
Pub. L. 90–284, set out as a note under section
245 of Title
18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.