Lynn Calkins

Holland & Knight LLP

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HUD Releases Guidance on Criminal Background Checks by Housing Providers

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on April 4, 2016, issued guidance addressing Fair Housing Act liability regarding the use of criminal background checks or screenings in housing determinations....more

4/13/2016 / Burden-Shifting , Criminal Background Checks , Criminal Records , Disparate Impact , Fair Housing Act (FHA) , Housing Discrimination , HUD , Race Discrimination , Rental Property

Fair Housing Act Prohibits Policies and Practices Causing a Disparate Impact - Housing Policies and Practices Must Be "Necessary...

On June 25, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court held that individuals and groups can challenge housing policies or practices that have a disproportionate adverse effect on protected classes (i.e., a disparate impact) – even if there...more

6/26/2015 / Affordable Housing , Disparate Impact , Fair Housing Act (FHA) , Pleading Standards , Race Discrimination , SCOTUS , Texas Dept of Housing v Inclusive Communities

Court Rules Disparate Impact Claims Cannot Be Made Under Fair Housing Act

Earlier this week, a federal district court judge struck down a regulation issued by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which would have allowed for claims of housing discrimination to be based on...more

11/6/2014 / Discrimination , Disparate Impact , Fair Housing Act (FHA) , HUD

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