The Right to Fair Housing: Cases, Statutes, and Context - 1st Edition - Florence Wagman Roisman

The Right to Fair Housing: Cases, Statutes, and Context 1st Edition Florence Wagman Roisman ISBN 9798889061236

The Right to Fair Housing: Cases, Statutes, and Context is a comprehensive and rigorous resource for understanding the evolution of protected access to housing and neighborhood opportunity under federal, state, and local law. The book examines constitutional, statutory, regulatory, and sub-regulatory standards across a wide range of areas, including the sale and rental of housing, lending, appraisals, homeowners’ insurance, affordable housing and community development, zoning, and related programs. It thoroughly addresses federally protected characteristics—race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and familial status—with “sex” encompassing sexual orientation and gender identity. Historical and contemporary perspectives illustrate how the law both created and perpetuated residential segregation and inequality, as well as how it has provided mechanisms to dismantle these hierarchies.

Benefits for Instructors and Students:

• Detailed analysis of the Fair Housing Act and its amendments, including coverage, protected characteristics, substantive provisions, and legislative history.

• Examination of additional legal sources protecting fair housing rights, such as constitutional theories, other statutes (e.g., the 1866 Civil Rights Act, Equal Credit Opportunity Act, 1973 Rehabilitation Act, and Americans with Disabilities Act), regulations, and guidance.

• Thoughtful coverage of the history of discriminatory housing policies and practices in the U.S., showing how they created and reinforced segregated living conditions.

• In-depth doctrinal discussion of theories for advancing fair housing rights, including intentional discrimination, disparate impact, and harassment.

• Overview of government housing programs and the government’s affirmative duty to promote fair housing within these programs.

The Right to Fair Housing: Cases, Statutes, and Context 1st Edition Florence Wagman Roisman ISBN 9798889061236, 979-8889061236 & 9798889061250

Authors
Florence Wagman Roisman
Stacy E. Seicshnaydre
Rigel C. Oliveri