source:
  type: regulation
  id: fha-42usc-3603
  authority: Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C.) § 3603 — Effective dates of certain prohibitions
  description: 'Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C.), §3603 Effective dates of certain prohibitions. Captured section-complete
    from Cornell LII (verbatim).

    '
obligations:
- id: fha-42usc-3603-a
  canonical_id: fha-42usc-3603-a
  section: 42 U.S.C. §3603(a)
  description: 'Effective dates of certain prohibitions — (a): (a) Application to certain described dwellings Subject
    to the provisions of subsection (b) and section 3607 of this title , the prohibitions against discrimination
    in the sale or rental of housing set forth in section 3604 of this title shall apply: (1) Upon enactment of
    this subchapter, to— (A) dwe…'
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  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C.) § 3603
    source_class: usc-statute-lii
    source_url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/3603
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    paragraph_quote: '(a) Application to certain described dwellings Subject to the provisions of subsection (b)
      and section 3607 of this title , the prohibitions against discrimination in the sale or rental of housing
      set forth in section 3604 of this title shall apply: (1) Upon enactment of this subchapter, to— (A) dwellings
      owned or operated by the Federal Government; (B) dwellings provided in whole or in part with the aid of loans,
      advances, grants, or contributions made by the Federal Government, under agreements entered into after November
      20, 1962 , unless payment due thereon has been made in full prior to April 11, 1968 ; (C) dwellings provided
      in whole or in part by loans insured, guaranteed, or otherwise secured by the credit of the Federal Government,
      under agreements entered into after November 20, 1962 , unless payment thereon has been made in full prior
      to April 11, 1968 : Provided, That nothing contained in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of this subsection shall
      be applicable to dwellings solely by virtue of the fact that they are subject to mortgages held by an FDIC
      or FSLIC institution; and (D) dwellings provided by the development or the redevelopment of real property
      purchased, rented, or otherwise obtained from a State or local public agency receiving Federal financial assistance
      for slum clearance or urban renewal with respect to such real property under loan or grant contracts entered
      into after November 20, 1962 . (2) After December 31, 1968 , to all dwellings covered by paragraph (1) and
      to all other dwellings except as exempted by subsection (b).'
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim slice of 42 U.S.C. §3603 subsection (a) from Cornell LII snapshot b77b45cc2d6df297;
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  judgment: false
- id: fha-42usc-3603-b
  canonical_id: fha-42usc-3603-b
  section: 42 U.S.C. §3603(b)
  description: 'Effective dates of certain prohibitions — (b): (b) Exemptions Nothing in section 3604 of this title
    (other than subsection (c)) shall apply to— (1) any single- family house sold or rented by an owner: Provided,
    That such private individual owner does not own more than three such single- family houses at any one time:
    Provided further, That in th…'
  type: reference
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  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C.) § 3603
    source_class: usc-statute-lii
    source_url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/3603
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    paragraph_quote: '(b) Exemptions Nothing in section 3604 of this title (other than subsection (c)) shall apply
      to— (1) any single- family house sold or rented by an owner: Provided, That such private individual owner
      does not own more than three such single- family houses at any one time: Provided further, That in the case
      of the sale of any such single- family house by a private individual owner not residing in such house at the
      time of such sale or who was not the most recent resident of such house prior to such sale, the exemption
      granted by this subsection shall apply only with respect to one such sale within any twenty-four month period:
      Provided further, That such bona fide private individual owner does not own any interest in, nor is there
      owned or reserved on his behalf, under any express or voluntary agreement, title to or any right to all or
      a portion of the proceeds from the sale or rental of, more than three such single- family houses at any one
      time: Provided further, That after December 31, 1969 , the sale or rental of any such single -family house
      shall be excepted from the application of this subchapter only if such house is sold or rented (A) without
      the use in any manner of the sales or rental facilities or the sales or rental services of any real estate
      broker, agent, or salesman, or of such facilities or services of any person in the business of selling or
      renting dwellings, or of any employee or agent of any such broker, agent, salesman, or person and (B) without
      the publication, posting or mailing, after notice, of any advertisement or written notice in violation of
      section 3604(c) of this title ; but nothing in this proviso shall prohibit the use of attorneys, escrow agents,
      abstractors, title companies, and other such professional assistance as necessary to perfect or transfer the
      title, or (2) rooms or units in dwellings containing living quarters occupied or intended to be occupied by
      no more than four families living independently of each other, if the owner actually maintains and occupies
      one of such living quarters as his residence.'
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim slice of 42 U.S.C. §3603 subsection (b) from Cornell LII snapshot b77b45cc2d6df297;
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  judgment: false
- id: fha-42usc-3603-c
  canonical_id: fha-42usc-3603-c
  section: 42 U.S.C. §3603(c)
  description: 'Effective dates of certain prohibitions — (c): (c) Business of selling or renting dwellings defined
    For the purposes of subsection (b), a person shall be deemed to be in the business of selling or renting dwellings
    if— (1) he has, within the preceding twelve months, participated as principal in three or more transactions
    involving the sale or re…'
  type: reference
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
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  - usc-statute
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C.) § 3603
    source_class: usc-statute-lii
    source_url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/3603
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    paragraph_quote: (c) Business of selling or renting dwellings defined For the purposes of subsection (b), a
      person shall be deemed to be in the business of selling or renting dwellings if— (1) he has, within the preceding
      twelve months, participated as principal in three or more transactions involving the sale or rental of any
      dwelling or any interest therein, or (2) he has, within the preceding twelve months, participated as agent,
      other than in the sale of his own personal residence in providing sales or rental facilities or sales or rental
      services in two or more transactions involving the sale or rental of any dwelling or any interest therein,
      or (3) he is the owner of any dwelling designed or intended for occupancy by, or occupied by, five or more
      families. ( Pub. L. 90–284, title VIII, § 803 , Apr. 11, 1968 , 82 Stat. 82 .) CFR Title Parts 10 1040 12
      27 , 390 , 626 , 701 23 200 24 81 , 91 , 103 , 105 , 109 , 111 , 115 , 180 32 192
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  judgment: false
