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 primary purpose of the Fair Housing Act of 1968 is to protect renters from landlord discrimination.Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act establishes federal policy for providing fair housing throughout the United Sates. A combination of economics and racial discrimination has over many years forced Negroes into unequal and inadequate housing and living conditions. Minnesota Housing's fair housing policy incorporates the requirements of the Fair Housing Act,. Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Fair Housing Act), as amended, prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of dwellings. You have rights if you feel you are facing discrimination. Amendment Act of 1988, and the Minnesota Human Rights Act. §1901.203 Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. (b) Nothing contained in this section shall apply to or affect ac tivities under title VIII of this Act.