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Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Fair Housing Act)

Title VIII provides:

Title VIII provides for the administration of all Federal programs and activities relating to housing and urban development in a manner affirmatively to further fair housing throughout the United States.

Title VIII is published in the United States Code at 42 U.S.C. §3601- §3639  Exit Disclaimer, and states:

Sec. 3601. Declaration of policy

It is the policy of the United States to provide, within constitutional limitations, for fair housing throughout the United States.

For more information, visit the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity site.


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