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16-123-203. Legislative declaration.
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16-123-203. Legislative declaration.
(a) The opportunity to obtain housing and other real estate without discrimination because of religion, race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or familial status as prohibited by this chapter, is recognized and declared to be a civil right.
(b) Provided, the provisions of § 16-123-301 et seq. shall become effective after the statutes and regulations required by this subchapter are adopted as substantially equivalent to federal fair housing laws, as recognized by the appropriate federal agency designated to enforce the provisions of federal fair housing laws.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-123-203
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Stable record: arkansas_code:legal_authorities:16-123-203
Source file: gov.ar.code.title.16.odt
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16-123-203. Legislative declaration.
(a) The opportunity to obtain housing and other real estate without discrimination because of religion, race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or familial status as prohibited by this chapter, is recognized and declared to be a civil right.
(b) Provided, the provisions of § 16-123-301 et seq. shall become effective after the statutes and regulations required by this subchapter are adopted as substantially equivalent to federal fair housing laws, as recognized by the appropriate federal agency designated to enforce the provisions of federal fair housing laws.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
16-123-301. Finding.
The General Assembly recognizes:
(1) That the right to seek housing underlies the general public's ability to secure health, safety, and welfare; and
(2) Seeks with this subchapter to protect the public's access to fair housing.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-123-301
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 16-123-301. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.