The Michigan Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act also prohibits housing discrimination based on age and marital status. President Lyndon Johnson signed the bill into law on Apseven days after the assassination of Rev. *Familial status protects children under the age of 18 living with parent or guardian and pregnant women. Civil Rights Act, commonly known as the 'Fair Housing Act,' prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, purchase, leasing, financing and/or advertising of housing based upon:
