42 U.S.C. § 3615
Section 3615 · Effect on State laws
This is § 816 of the Fair Housing Act (Title VIII, Civil Rights Act of 1968)
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 55 court decisions — leading case Metropolitan Housing Development Corp. v. Village of Arlington Heights (1977)
Most recently applied in Epcon Communities Franchising, L.L.C. v. Wilcox Dev. Group, L.L.C. (October 2024)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. 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.
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to invalidate or limit any law of a State or political subdivision of a State, or of any other jurisdiction in which this subchapter shall be effective, that grants, guarantees, or protects the same rights as are granted by this subchapter; but any law of a State, a political subdivision, or other such jurisdiction that purports to require or permit any action that would be a discriminatory housing practice under this subchapter shall to that extent be invalid.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Prior Provisions
A prior section 816 of Pub. L. 90–284 was renumbered section 817 and is classified to section 3616 of this title.