Chapter 5.1 Virginia Fair Housing Law

This chapter is comprised of the following sections:
  • §36-96.1 Declaration of policy
  • §36-96.10 Procedures for investigation
  • §36-96.11 Reasonable cause determination and effect
  • §36-96.12 No reasonable cause determination and effect
  • §36-96.13 Conciliation
  • §36-96.14 Issuance of a charge
  • §36-96.15 Prompt judicial action
  • §36-96.16 Civil action by Attorney General upon referral of charge by the Real Estate Board
  • §36-96.17 Civil action by Attorney General; matters involving the legality of any local zoning or other land use ordinance; pattern or practice cases; or referral of conciliation agreement for enforcement
  • §36-96.18 Civil action; enforcement by private parties
  • §36-96.19 Witness fees
  • §36-96.1:1 Definitions
  • §36-96.2 Exemptions
  • §36-96.20 Additional powers of the Real Estate Board; action on real estate licenses
  • §36-96.21 Powers of counties, cities and towns
  • §36-96.22 Repealed
  • §36-96.23 Construction of law
  • §36-96.3 Unlawful discriminatory housing practices
  • §36-96.3:1 Rights and responsibilities with respect to the use of an assistance animal in a dwelling
  • §36-96.3:2 Reasonable accommodations; interactive process
  • §36-96.4 Discrimination in residential real estate-related transactions; unlawful practices by lenders, insurers, appraisers, etc.; deposit of state funds in such institutions
  • §36-96.5 Interference with enjoyment of rights of others under this chapter
  • §36-96.6 Certain restrictive covenants void; instruments containing such covenants
  • §36-96.7 Familial status protection not applicable to housing for older persons
  • §36-96.8 Powers of Real Estate Board and Fair Housing Board
  • §36-96.9 Procedures for receipt or initiation of complaint; notice to parties; filing of answer