fair housing act
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10th Circuit finds El Paso County land-use code discriminates against disabled residents
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El Paso County’s land-use code violated federal housing law by placing discriminatory caps on group-living facilities for people recovering from drug addiction, the federal appeals court based in Denver ruled on Tuesday. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit concluded the county provided no valid justification for treating rehabilitation…
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Judge signals openness to arresting Gunnison landlords over discrimination claims
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A federal judge indicated he will recommend a trio of residential property managers in Gunnison be held in contempt, with the potential for arrest, for their failure to abide by a consent decree in which they agreed not to discriminate against renters with children. In an unusual hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter…
