Questions & Answers: Domestic Violence Shelters and Civil Rights Statutes
August 2021
Created by the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty
“This Q&A provides information about federal civil rights laws that apply to domestic violence shelters and the services they provide to clients. Four federal civil rights laws are discussed in this Q&A:
- Americans with Disabilities Act (referred to as the ADA)
- Fair Housing Act (referred to as the FHA)
- Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act (referred to as Title VI)
- Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (referred to as Section 504)”