The protections afforded against discrimination on the basis of familial status shall apply to any person who is pregnant or is in the process of securing legal. (1) title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964;.(2) title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968;. It is the policy of the United States to provide, within constitutional limitations, for fair housing throughout the United States. (Pub. Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Fair Housing Act), as amended, prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of dwellings. Titles VIII and IX are commonly known as the Fair Housing Act, which was meant as a follow-up to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. A combination of economics and racial discrimination has over many years forced Negroes into unequal and inadequate housing and living conditions. The Fair Housing Act is the federal law that forbids discrimination in housing based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, and family status. Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 to provide fair housing to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Title VIII only applies to discrimination in the sale or rental of dwellings.