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Housing Our Criminals: Finding Housing For The Ex-Offender In The Twenty-First Century, Heidi Lee Cain
Housing Our Criminals: Finding Housing For The Ex-Offender In The Twenty-First Century, Heidi Lee Cain
Golden Gate University Law Review
This Comment examines the United States Supreme Court's statement in The Department of Housing and Urban Development v. Rucker that a strict liability clause would be enforceable in private leases. The Court accordingly infers that ex-offenders and suspected offenders would encounter obstacles in their attempt to receive and maintain housing leases, both public and private. Part II discusses the "One Strike and You're Out" housing act and the Court's decision in Rucker. The Court upheld the federally mandated public housing strict liability clause in part because the tenant would be treated the same in a private lease. This Comment thus …