Fair housing & discrimination

The governing law

42 U.S.C. ch. 45

• 42 U.S.C. § 3604 §3604. Discrimination in the sale or rental of housing and other prohibited practices As made applicable by section 3603 of this title and except as exempted by sections 3603(b) an cited by 1106 cases
• 42 U.S.C. § 3601 §3601. Declaration of policy It is the policy of the United States to provide, within constitutional limitations, for fair housing throughout the United States. ( Pub. L. 90–284, t cited by 1047 cases
• 42 U.S.C. § 3617 §3617. Interference, coercion, or intimidation It shall be unlawful to coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with any person in the exercise or enjoyment of, or on account of cited by 222 cases
• 42 U.S.C. § 3605 §3605. Discrimination in residential real estate-related transactions cited by 104 cases

Representative cases

1. Buckhannon Board & Care Home, Inc. v. West Virginia Department of Health, 532 U.S. 598 construes 42 U.S.C. § 3601; cited by 1023 cases
2. Board of Trustees v. Garrett, 531 U.S. 356 construes 42 U.S.C. § 3604; cited by 747 cases
3. Bragdon v. Abbott, 524 U.S. 624 construes 42 U.S.C. § 3604; cited by 729 cases
4. Michigan Protection & Advocacy Service, Inc. v. Babin, 18 F.3d 337 construes 42 U.S.C. § 3604, 42 U.S.C. § 3605, 42 U.S.C. § 3617; cited by 192 cases
5. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp. v. Village of Arlington Heights, 558 F.2d 1283 construes 42 U.S.C. § 3601, 42 U.S.C. § 3604, 42 U.S.C. § 3617; cited by 175 cases
6. Regional Economic Community Action Program, Inc. v. City of Middletown, 294 F.3d 35 construes 42 U.S.C. § 3601, 42 U.S.C. § 3604, 42 U.S.C. § 3617; cited by 153 cases
7. LeBlanc-Sternberg v. Fletcher, 67 F.3d 412 construes 42 U.S.C. § 3601, 42 U.S.C. § 3604; cited by 162 cases
8. Boykin v. KeyCorp, 521 F.3d 202 construes 42 U.S.C. § 3601, 42 U.S.C. § 3605; cited by 152 cases
9. Resident Advisory Board ex rel. Wylie v. Rizzo, 564 F.2d 126 construes 42 U.S.C. § 3601, 42 U.S.C. § 3604; cited by 136 cases
10. Shannon v. United States Department of Housing & Urban Development, 436 F.2d 809 construes 42 U.S.C. § 3601, 42 U.S.C. § 3604; cited by 132 cases

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