Nothing in this part shall be construed to afford to the classes protected under this part, fewer rights or remedies than the federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-430) and its implementing regulations (24 C.F.R. 100.1 et seq.), or state law relating to fair employment and housing as it existed prior to the effective date of this section. Any state law that purports to require or permit any action that would be an unlawful practice under this part shall to that extent be invalid. This part may be construed to afford greater rights and remedies to an aggrieved person than those afforded by federal law and other state laws.
Cal. Gov. Code § 12955.6
Housing Discrimination
Known as the California Fair Employment and Housing Act
The act spans §§ 12900–12999 (115 sections).
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 158 F. Supp. 2d 1120 - Inland Mediation Board v. City of Pomona (2001)
Most recently applied in The Ohio House, LLC v. City of Costa Mesa (December 2024)
Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1277, Sec. 5.5
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.