Fair Housing
The Civil Rights Act of 1866 is significant in real estate because it:
ACreated the Fair Housing Act
BProhibits racial discrimination in the sale and rental of ALL real property with no exceptions✓ Correct
CEstablished the protected class of familial status
DCreated HUD to enforce fair housing
Explanation
The Civil Rights Act of 1866 prohibits racial discrimination in all property transactions with no exceptions. Unlike the Fair Housing Act of 1968, it has no exemptions and was affirmed in Jones v.
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