§ 953. Right to freedom from discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodation
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43 P.S. § 953
§ 953. Right to freedom from discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodation
The opportunity for an individual to obtain employment for which he is qualified, and to obtain all the accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges of any public accommodation and of any housing accommodation and commercial property without discrimination because of race, color, familial status, religious creed, ancestry, handicap or disability, age, sex, national origin, the use of a guide or support animal because of the blindness, deafness or physical handicap of the user or because the user is a handler or trainer of support or guide animals is hereby recognized as and declared to be a civil right which shall be enforceable as set forth in this act.
Credits
1955, Oct. 27, P.L. 744, No. 222, § 3. Amended 1961, Feb. 28, P.L. 47, No. 19, § 1; 1967, Aug. 11, P.L. 208, No. 72, § 1; 1969, July 9, P.L. 133, No. 56, § 1; 1974, Dec. 19, P.L. 966, No. 318, § 1, imd. effective; 1982, April 8, P.L. 284, No. 80, § 1, imd. effective; 1986, Dec. 16, P.L. 1626, No. 186, § 1, imd. effective; 1991, Dec. 20, P.L. 414, No. 51, § 2, imd. effective.
43 P.S. § 953, PA ST 43 P.S. § 953
Current through Act 92 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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