Final answer:
Exemptions to the federal Fair Housing Act never apply to discrimination based on race or color, ensuring that such discrimination remains illegal in housing transactions.
Step-by-step explanation:
The federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, also known as the Civil Rights Act of 1968, established a national policy of fair housing and made it illegal to discriminate in the sale or rental of housing. There are certain exemptions in the Act where the federal fair housing law does not apply, however, these exemptions never apply to matters of race or color.
This means regardless of the exemptions, discrimination based on race or color is never permissible under the law. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 also reflects these commitments by prohibiting discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, among other characteristics.