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TITLE VIII FAIR HOUSING LITIGATION COMES OF AGE

In Title VIII Fair Housing Litigation Comes of Age, 1 Ann.2001 ATLA-CLE 333 (2001), Attorney Edward G. Kramer, Chief Counsel of The Housing Advocates, Inc., reviews the Fair Housing Act, as well as a number of legal issues involved in its enforcement through fair housing litigation.  Topics addressed in this article include: 1) the scope of the FHA, 2) the applicability of employment discrimination theories to fair housing claims, 3) standing under the FHA, 4) theories of discrimination, 5) FHA protections for the disabled, 6) fair housing claims under 42 U.S.C. 1981 and 1982, 7) injunctive relief under fair housing laws, 8) the liability of individuals and corporations, and 9) damages.