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"Reasonable Accommodation" Under The Federal Fair Housing Amendments Act, Robert L. Schonfeld Jan 1998

"Reasonable Accommodation" Under The Federal Fair Housing Amendments Act, Robert L. Schonfeld

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This article reviews the legislative history and case law of the Fair Housing Act. It reviews the elements of a claim for reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities under the FHA. It argues that some courts have incorrectly interpreted the statute restrictively defying the intentions of the drafters of the statute.


Protecting Property Rights With Strict Scrutiny: An Argument For The "Specifically And Uniquely Attributable" Standard , Daniel Williams Russo Jan 1998

Protecting Property Rights With Strict Scrutiny: An Argument For The "Specifically And Uniquely Attributable" Standard , Daniel Williams Russo

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This article analyzes three levels of scrutiny states have applied to regulatory takings cases. These include 'judicial deterrence", "rational nexus", and "specifically and uniquely attributable". The author argues that the first two standards are inefficient and concludes in favor of the "specifically and uniquely attributable" standard.