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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>360856</law_id><section_number>36-96.23</section_number><catch_line>Construction of law</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="83" identifier="36">Housing</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="5" identifier="5.1">Virginia Fair Housing Law</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Nothing in this chapter shall abridge the federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. &#xA7;&#xA0;3601 et seq.) as amended.</p></section></text><history>1991, c. 557.</history><metadata><court_decisions><item key="0"><name> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. Housing Opportunities Made .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </name><case_number>Record No. 990733</case_number><citation>259 Va. 8</citation><date>2000-01-14</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/6931119/nationwide-mutual-insurance-v-housing-opportunities-made-equal-inc/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. CHIEF JUSTICE CARRICO .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html><abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr></court_html></item></court_decisions></metadata></law>
