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HUD’s Mission Statement
HUD’s mission is to increase homeownership, support community development, and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination.
Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) Mission
FHEO’s mission is to create equal housing opportunities for all persons living in America by enforcing and administering laws that prohibit discrimination in housing on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, and familial status.
Fair Housing Act
Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Fair Housing Act), as amended,42U.S.Code3601etseq.,prohibitsdiscrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of residential dwellings, and in other residential real estate related transactions, based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status (defined as families with children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women, or people in the process of securing the custody of children under the age of 18), and disability.