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DOJ settles race and familial status housing discrimination lawsuit

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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March 4 2010

The Department of Justice, the Department of Housing and Urban Development as well as various state, city, and county civil rights agencies - often assisted by fair housing testers - continue to seek out and file cases alleging discrimination in housing across the country

When is the best time to win a fair housing case? At the first opportunity

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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November 11 2010

I write often on this blog about cooperating with fair housing investigators who work for HUD or a state, city, or county housing anti-discrimination agency

Are punitive damages available in a fair housing lawsuit? Only in extreme cases

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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November 19 2010

I was recently asked if a plaintiff could be awarded punitive damages in a fair housing case

Where can plaintiffs file discrmination complaints? Of course, it depends on the claim.

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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December 29 2010

As a lawyer who defends discrimination cases, I get questions about some of the differences between housing discrimation and employment discrimination

Here we go again: DOJ files another FHA complaint against a Mississippi newspaper and two individuals for discrimination against families with children

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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February 2 2011

How many times are we going to see this?

Reasonable accommodation update: DOJ files another case concerning service animals

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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November 23 2011

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit this week against a university and various university employees in Nebraska alleging violations of the Fair Housing Act (FHA) by discriminating against students with disabilities

DOJ files another complaint: this one concerning occupancy standards

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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December 7 2011

The Department of Justice (DOJ) last month filed a lawsuit against the owners and managers of 23 rental homes in Magee, Mississippi for violating the Fair Housing Act (FHA) by discriminating against families with children

More on breaking a lease as a reasonable accommodation for a disability

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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October 12 2011

My recent blog post discussing if terminating a lease early could be considered a reasonable accommodation sparked a few comments

A $20,000 decision -- is it a pet or an assistance animal

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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February 28 2012

Do you know the difference between a pet and an emotional assistance animal?

Would an illegal alien be protected under the Fair Housing Act? A new case holds most likely not

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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May 29 2012

Here at the Fair Housing Defense blog we have reviewed our protected classes many times: the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA) lists seven protected classes: race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability