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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

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

Standing and fair housing testers

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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April 6 2010

I get this question from time to time: under the Fair Housing Act (FHA), does a tester have standing to bring a claim?

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

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

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

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

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?

A recent familial status case: management did not really do that -- right?

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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February 13 2012

I have written any number of times about the perils of "familial status" discrimination

How does the protection against familial status discrimination apply to housing for older (age 55 and over) persons? A new case provides some guidance

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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August 2 2012

I have written about the intersection between familial status and housing for older persons before