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Fair Housing Law & Litigation

With SCOTUS recognizing discriminatory effects claims under the Fair Housing Act (FHA) last term and U.S. HUD issuing the first comprehensive regulation interpreting affirmative governmental fair housing duties in 2015, a study of fair housing law and litigation is particularly timely. This course will examine Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended in 1988; classes protected; transactions covered (rental, sales, lending, insurance); and the fair housing obligations of states, municipalities, and public and affordable housing programs. Students will be challenged to consider the strengths and weaknesses of litigation as a tool for creating an equal housing market and eradicating residential segregation. This course will incorporate doctrine, theory, and practice and will be assessed using a mid-term exam and several writing assignments. (3 Credits)

Semester

Fall 2019

Instructor(s)

Stacy Seicshnaydre

Academic Area(s)

Constitutional Law & Civil Rights

Real Property & Real Estate Law