- (a) Generally, housing designed and constructed for first occupancy after March 13, 1991 must comply with the Fair Housing Act.
- (b) Compliance with the Fair Housing Act makes it unlawful to discriminate based on a person's disability, race, color, religion, sex, familial status, or national origin unless there is an exception in federal law.
- (c) Although HUD recognizes seven safe harbors for compliance with the design and construction requirements, the Department requires compliance with HUD's Fair Housing Act Design Manual.
Source Note:The provisions of this §1.205 adopted to be effective February 16, 2014, 39 TexReg 623.