Possible Legal Issues Facing Landlords Who Choose Not to Accept Federal Housing Vouchers

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discrimination in housing.

Federal aid to housing.

Local government.

Rental housing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2012

Summary:

Reviews State and local laws prohibiting housing discrimination based on source of income. Discusses challenges to source of income statutes based on Federal preemption, and examines Fair Housing Act (FHA) claims to require landlords to accept vouchers under the housing choice voucher program. Summarizes H.R. 3030 and S. 1605, the Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act of 2011, introduced in the 112th Congress to amend FHA to include source of income as a prohibited basis for discrimination in housing

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Possible Legal Issues Facing Landlords Who Choose Not to Accept Federal Housing Vouchers

Publisher Number:

CRS-2012-AML-0314

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