HUD...Accuses...FaceBook...Of Housing Descrimination

QUESTION:
"Should Mobile Home Park Owners follow the “Fair Housing Act”?

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As per article:
“HUD Secretary Carson accuses Facebook of enabling housing discrimination”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/08/17/facebook-could-be-responsible-how-advertisers-use-its-platform-justice-department-says/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.0da19ec4af57
“Housing Secretary Ben Carson accused Facebook on Friday of enabling illegal housing discrimination by giving landlords and developers advertising tools that made it easy to exclude people based on race, gender, Zip code or religion — or whether a potential renter has young children at home or a personal disability.”

The Fair Housing Act:
https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/fair_housing_act_overview

The Fair Housing Act:
The Fair Housing Act protects people from discrimination when they are renting or buying a home, getting a mortgage, seeking housing assistance, or engaging in other housing-related activities. Additional protections apply to federally-assisted housing.

Who Is Protected?
The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing because of:
Race
Color
National Origin
Religion
Sex
Familial Status
Disability

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