We use cookies to customise content for your subscription and for analytics.
If you continue to browse Lexology, we will assume that you are happy to receive all our cookies. For further information please read our Cookie Policy.
Lexology logo






  Request new password

Search results

Order by most recent / most popular / relevance

Results: 1-10 of 20

DOJ settles race and familial status housing discrimination lawsuit

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • 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

Standing and fair housing testers

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • 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?

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

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 29 2010

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

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

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • 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

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
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 2 2011

How many times are we going to see this?

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

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 19 2010

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

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

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 12 2011

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

Reasonable accommodation update: DOJ files another case concerning service animals

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • 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

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

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • 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

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

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 28 2012

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

Current Search

Suggested Facets

Workarea

© Copyright 2006-2013 Globe Business Publishing Ltd | Cookies | Disclaimer | Privacy policy