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An Overview Of Fair Housing, Kenneth J. Kowalski Jan 1987

An Overview Of Fair Housing, Kenneth J. Kowalski

Law Faculty Articles and Essays

The purpose of this article is to give an overview of federal fair housing laws and their impact on the real estate industry. This article limits its review to three principle federal statutes affecting equal-housing opportunities: Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. §3601 et seq. (hereinafter cited as the "Act" or "Title VIII") and the 1866 and 1870 Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §§1981, 1982 (respectively "section 1981" and "section 1982"). A review of the substantive provisions of the statutes, methods of enforcement, and judicial interpretations are included. The article also discusses specific evidentiary issues, …


Urban Housing Finance And The Redlining Controversy, Daniel F. Reidy Jan 1976

Urban Housing Finance And The Redlining Controversy, Daniel F. Reidy

Cleveland State Law Review

This note will focus upon three basic issues raised by the redlining controversy: first, whether or not redlining is in fact occurring; second, the role of government through legislation and regulatory agencies; third, emerging areas of litigation.


Pioneering Approaches To Confront Sex Bias In Housing, Betsey Friedman Jan 1975

Pioneering Approaches To Confront Sex Bias In Housing, Betsey Friedman

Cleveland State Law Review

This Note will be a national review of the past experiences with and potential action in the area of sex discrimination in residential real estate transactions. Emphasis will be on sex discrimination in the rental of real property, with a brief review of the more commonly acknowledged problem of credit discrimination in home sale financing. The present suitability of available state remedies will be discussed, with an analysis of the charges filed. And, the emergence of Fair Housing Act racial litigation will be explored, with a view towards its application in sex discrimination housing cases.


Effects Of Fair Housing Laws On Single Family Homes, Joseph C. Hunter Jan 1970

Effects Of Fair Housing Laws On Single Family Homes, Joseph C. Hunter

Cleveland State Law Review

In 1965 the 106th Ohio General Assembly passed Ohio's first fair housing law effective October 30, 1965. Doing so, the Ohio legislature extended the jurisdiction of the existing Ohio Civil Rights Commission to the field of housing. By excluding single and double owner-occupied residential dwellings, the 1965 law had a limited effect upon approximately fifty per cent of the housing in the state of Ohio. This paper will not deal with the unlawful practices involving lending institutions, restrictive covenants or blockbusting. Instead it will address itself to the administration of that portion of Chapter 4112 of the Ohio Revised Code …


Fair Housing Laws And Brokers' Defamation Suits: The New York Experience, Michigan Law Review Mar 1966

Fair Housing Laws And Brokers' Defamation Suits: The New York Experience, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

The New York Law Against Discrimination, originally enacted in 1945 to eliminate discrimination in employment because of race, creed, color, or national origin, has been steadily broadened to encompass discrimination in such areas as public accommodations and private housing. The law was amended in 1961 and 1963 to enable the State Commission for Human Rights to prevent. discrimination by either the owner or the real estate broker in the selling, renting, or leasing of any housing accommodation or commercial space. Despite the apparently broad protection established by the sweeping language of the statute, real estate brokers have discovered a novel …