42 USC § 3615 - Effect on State laws

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s3615"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 3615 - Effect on State laws"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "3615"
section_name: "Effect on State laws"
chapter_number: 45
chapter_name: "FAIR HOUSING"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERALLY"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 90–284, title VIII, § 816, formerly § 815, Apr. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 89; renumbered § 816, Pub. L. 100–430, § 8(1), Sept. 13, 1988, 102 Stat. 1625.)"
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# § 3615. Effect on State laws

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to invalidate or limit any law of a State or political subdivision of a State, or of any other jurisdiction in which this subchapter shall be effective, that grants, guarantees, or protects the same rights as are granted by this subchapter; but any law of a State, a political subdivision, or other such jurisdiction that purports to require or permit any action that would be a discriminatory housing practice under this subchapter shall to that extent be invalid.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–284, title VIII, § 816, formerly § 815, Apr. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 89; renumbered § 816, Pub. L. 100–430, § 8(1), Sept. 13, 1988, 102 Stat. 1625.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior  was renumbered section 817 and is classified to .