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The Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995 (HOPA) () amends Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Fair Housing Act). The consolidated Act is administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The law was signed by President of the United States Bill Clinton on December 28, 1995.〔http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=DOC_7769.pdf〕 HOPA amends the Fair Housing Act as follows:〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Title VIII: Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity )〕 * eliminates the requirement that qualified housing for persons age 55 or older have "significant facilities and services" designed for the elderly * provides "good faith reliance" immunity from damages to persons who in good faith believe and rely on a written statement that a property qualifies for the 55 or older exemption, unaware that the property is ineligible for the exemption. ==The Act's language and summary== The Act "amend() the Fair Housing Act to modify the exemption from certain familial status discrimination prohibitions granted to housing for older persons."〔Enacted December 28, 1995, as H.R. 660.〕 The short title is the "Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995."〔46 U.S.C. § 3601.〕 Section 2, defining "housing for older persons", amends Section 807(b)(2)(C) of the Fair Housing Act,〔42 U.S.C. § 3607(b)(2)(C))〕 as that being A good faith attempt to comply with the Act is a defense against civil money damages; Section 807(b) of the Fair Housing Act〔42 U.S.C. § 3607(b).〕 is amended by adding: It was approved on December 28, 1995 and signed into law by President Bill Clinton. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Housing for Older Persons Act」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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