{"data":{"id":"us/42-u.s.c.-1982","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 U.S.C. § 1982","heading":"Property rights of citizens","body":"All citizens of the United States shall have the same right, in every State and Territory, as is enjoyed by white citizens thereof to inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold, and convey real and personal property.","path":["Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","CHAPTER 21—CIVIL RIGHTS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc42@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:34Z","sha256":"61f151cab32a339e47bd37d7542db4551d33ba86250f905154b4b9b6ef3bd9a5","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/42-u.s.c.-1981a","next":"us/42-u.s.c.-1983"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}