Report Finds Housing Discrimination Still a Challenge

On April 11, 1968, the Fair Housing Act was enacted in order to prohibit discriminatory housing practices against protected classes—race, color, religion, sex, familial status or national origin— and was amended in 1968 to include protections for disabled individuals. In April, the Fair Housing Act celebrated its 50th anniversary.
While progress has been made and housing groups continue to enforce fair housing laws, 2017 received nearly 30,000 housing discrimination complaints—