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 the denial of housing to a person based on the person's membership in one or more of the classes protected under the Act.Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 is called the "Fair Housing Act. The Fair Housing Act, 42 USC 3601 et seq. O The Fair Housing Act (Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968). Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Fair Housing Act), as amended, prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of dwellings. Supra note 3, at 78,. 215; Gitelman, Fair Housing in Colorado, 42 DEN. 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. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964;.