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What’S Hud Got To Do With It?: How Hud’S Disparate Impact Rule May Save The Fair Housing Act’S Disparate Impact Standard, William F. Fuller
What’S Hud Got To Do With It?: How Hud’S Disparate Impact Rule May Save The Fair Housing Act’S Disparate Impact Standard, William F. Fuller
Fordham Law Review
Since 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari three times on the question of whether disparate impact liability is cognizable under the Fair Housing Act (FHA). The first two times, the parties settled. The question is before the Court once again in Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., and this time the parties seem unlikely to settle.
Disparate impact liability in the civil rights context entails liability for actions that have a discriminatory effect, regardless of an actor’s motive. Under the FHA, this can translate into liability for actions that make housing …
Using Disparate Impact Analysis In Fair Housing Act Claims: Landlord Withdrawal From The Section 8 Voucher Program, Rebecca Tracy Rotem
Using Disparate Impact Analysis In Fair Housing Act Claims: Landlord Withdrawal From The Section 8 Voucher Program, Rebecca Tracy Rotem
Fordham Law Review
The Fair Housing Act (FHA) outlaws discrimination in housing based on race, color, religion, national origin, and sex. A plaintiff can win an FHA claim using a disparate impact theory by showing that the defendant’s actions had a disproportionately adverse impact on a protected class. This Note will address a circuit court split on whether a landlord can be held liable for discrimination under the FHA for withdrawing from the Section 8 voucher program. Section 8 is a government program that provides low-income citizens with vouchers to pay a portion of their rent. Many voucher recipients are minorities or persons …
Two Faces Of Disparate Impact Discrimination, Pamela L. Perry
Two Faces Of Disparate Impact Discrimination, Pamela L. Perry
Fordham Law Review
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