Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

42 U.S.C. § 3606

Discrimination in the provision of brokerage services

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.

Pub. L. 90–284, title VIII, § 80682 Stat. 84Pub. L. 93–383, title VIII, § 808(b)(3)88 Stat. 729Pub. L. 100–430, § 6(b)(1)102 Stat. 1622(, , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 100–4301988— inserted “handicap, familial status,” after “sex,”.

Pub. L. 93–3831974— inserted “, sex” after “religion”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

Pub. L. 100–430section 13(a) of Pub. L. 100–430section 3601 of this titleAmendment by effective on 180th day beginning after , see , set out as a note under .