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. The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination based upon national origin.Respondent is required to comply with Title. Specifically, the Act outlawed the following: • Refusal to sell or rent a dwelling to any person because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. §1901.203 Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. Testified to the need for strengthening the Fair Housing Act of 1968 (Title. VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968), which prohibits discrimination in the. (b) Nothing contained in this section shall apply to or affect ac tivities under title VIII of this Act. The Civil Rights Act of 1968 allows the federal government to ban private parties from engaging in discriminatory housing policies. Syllabus. (b) Nothing contained in this section shall apply to or affect ac tivities under title VIII of this Act.