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Discriminatory Effect And The Fair Housing Act, Robert G. Schwemm Dec 1978

Discriminatory Effect And The Fair Housing Act, Robert G. Schwemm

Law Faculty Scholarly Articles

This article addresses the question of whether housing practices that produce discriminatory effects violate the Fair Housing Act. The language and legislative history of the statute are examined, the analogy to employment discrimination law is explored, and the principal Title VIII cases are considered in an effort to determine just what racial discrimination is under the Fair Housing Act. This analysis leads to a suggested approach for evaluating Title VIII cases that are based on discriminatory effect, including how such an effect may be shown by the plaintiff and what significance such a showing should have in terms of the …


Washington's New Home Implied Warranty Of Habitability—Explanation And Model Statute, Holly Keesling Towle Dec 1978

Washington's New Home Implied Warranty Of Habitability—Explanation And Model Statute, Holly Keesling Towle

Washington Law Review

This comment examines the status in Washington of the implied warranty of habitability as applied to the sale of new houses. The comment will explore the identity of the builder-vendor, the general nature of the warranty, and its specific elements. The Washington warranty is contrasted to those of other jurisdictions, suggestions are made for its modification, and a model statutory warranty is proposed.


Due Process Protections For Tenants In Section 8 Assisted Housing: Prospects For A Good Cause Eviction Standard, Mary L. Heen May 1978

Due Process Protections For Tenants In Section 8 Assisted Housing: Prospects For A Good Cause Eviction Standard, Mary L. Heen

Law Faculty Publications

...the Section 8 program was designed to attract private participation in a program of economically mixed housing, it poses special problems and obstacles to Section 8 tenants who, in the absence of HUD action, may turn to the courts for protection from arbitrary evictions. This article seeks to examine those difficulties and explore arguments for establishment of a Section 8 due process good cause eviction standard similar to that already judicially established for conventional public housing and for the FHA subsidized housing program.


Inspecting The Castle: The Constitutionality Of Municipal Housing Code Enforcement At Point Of Sale, Kathleen L. Barber Jan 1978

Inspecting The Castle: The Constitutionality Of Municipal Housing Code Enforcement At Point Of Sale, Kathleen L. Barber

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

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Non-Waiver Of The Implied Warranty Of Habitability In Residential Leases, Katheryn M. Dutenhaver Jan 1978

Non-Waiver Of The Implied Warranty Of Habitability In Residential Leases, Katheryn M. Dutenhaver

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

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The Unrealized Expectations Of Article 1, Section 17, 11 J. Marshall J. Prac. & Proc. 283 (1978), Elmer Gertz Jan 1978

The Unrealized Expectations Of Article 1, Section 17, 11 J. Marshall J. Prac. & Proc. 283 (1978), Elmer Gertz

UIC Law Review

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Building Restrictions - Contracts Or Servitudes, 11 J. Marshall J. Of Prac. & Proc. 465 (1978), Robert Kratovil Jan 1978

Building Restrictions - Contracts Or Servitudes, 11 J. Marshall J. Of Prac. & Proc. 465 (1978), Robert Kratovil

UIC Law Review

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Homestead Legislation In California, Charles Adams Jan 1978

Homestead Legislation In California, Charles Adams

Articles, Chapters in Books and Other Contributions to Scholarly Works

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Adminsitrative Law - Eligibility Under The Uniform Relocation Act: Federal Mortage Insurance And The Determination Of Displaced Person, Catherine Kalita Mclamb Jan 1978

Adminsitrative Law - Eligibility Under The Uniform Relocation Act: Federal Mortage Insurance And The Determination Of Displaced Person, Catherine Kalita Mclamb

Villanova Law Review

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Cooperative Apartments: A Survey Of Legal Treatment And An Argument For Homestead Protection, Carolyn S. Bratt Jan 1978

Cooperative Apartments: A Survey Of Legal Treatment And An Argument For Homestead Protection, Carolyn S. Bratt

Law Faculty Scholarly Articles

“The homestead may be a splendid mansion, a cabin or a tent,” but can it be a cooperative apartment? The supreme courts of both Florida and Georgia recently have answered this question in the negative. The Florida Supreme Court denied to a widow a homestead exemption in her deceased husband's cooperative apartment, ruling that a cooperator has no proprietary interest in the apartment, the building, or the land on which the building is situated. The Georgia Supreme Court denied a homestead tax exemption to cooperators because they lacked the characteristics of ownership needed to bring them within the constitutional exemption …