42 USC § 3606 - Discrimination in the provision of brokerage services

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title: "42 USC § 3606 - Discrimination in the provision of brokerage services"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "3606"
section_name: "Discrimination in the provision of brokerage services"
chapter_number: 45
chapter_name: "FAIR HOUSING"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERALLY"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 90–284, title VIII, § 806, Apr. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 84; Pub. L. 93–383, title VIII, § 808(b)(3), Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 729; Pub. L. 100–430, § 6(b)(1), Sept. 13, 1988, 102 Stat. 1622.)"
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# § 3606. Discrimination in the provision of brokerage services

December 31, 1968

After , it shall be unlawful to deny any person access to or membership or participation in any multiple-listing service, real estate brokers’ organization or other service, organization, or facility relating to the business of selling or renting dwellings, or to discriminate against him in the terms or conditions of such access, membership, or participation, on account of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–284, title VIII, § 806, Apr. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 84; Pub. L. 93–383, title VIII, § 808(b)(3), Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 729; Pub. L. 100–430, § 6(b)(1), Sept. 13, 1988, 102 Stat. 1622.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1988— inserted “handicap, familial status,” after “sex,”.

1974— inserted “, sex” after “religion”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

Amendment by  effective on 180th day beginning after , see , set out as a note under .