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housing audits  

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  • During the past decade, nationally representative surveys of the general public reveal that the majority of U.S. residents endorse principles of equal access to housing, believing that people should be able to live where they want, based on what they can afford, regardless of their race/ethnicity. Indeed, the Fair Housing Act of 1968 prohibits discrimination in the U.S. housing rental and sales markets based on one's race or color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, or disability. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society; Housing Audits]

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