42 USC § 3617 - Interference, coercion, or intimidation

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s3617"
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title: "42 USC § 3617 - Interference, coercion, or intimidation"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "3617"
section_name: "Interference, coercion, or intimidation"
chapter_number: 45
chapter_name: "FAIR HOUSING"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERALLY"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 90–284, title VIII, § 818, formerly § 817, Apr. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 89; renumbered § 818 and amended Pub. L. 100–430, §§ 8(1), 10, Sept. 13, 1988, 102 Stat. 1625, 1635.)"
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# § 3617. Interference, coercion, or intimidation

It shall be unlawful to coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with any person in the exercise or enjoyment of, or on account of his having exercised or enjoyed, or on account of his having aided or encouraged any other person in the exercise or enjoyment of, any right granted or protected by section 3603, 3604, 3605, or 3606 of this title.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–284, title VIII, § 818, formerly § 817, Apr. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 89; renumbered § 818 and amended Pub. L. 100–430, §§ 8(1), 10, Sept. 13, 1988, 102 Stat. 1625, 1635.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior  was renumbered section 819 and is classified to .

### Amendments

1988— struck out at end “This section may be enforced by appropriate civil action.”

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

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