How to Lose an FHA Case

Sue a city that already permits a disproportionately large share of the region’s low-income housing;
As your primary evidence of both disparate treatment and disparate impact, cite an ordinance requiring rental units to be free of conditions “that would constitute a hazard to the health and safety of the occupants” without providing any examples of selective enforcement;
Only bring up the segregation-preserving effect of the city’s comprehensive plan in the course of arguing that said health/safety regulation is itself discriminatory.

Last Updated On March 02, 2018