Legal Opinion
Fair Housing Council v. Roommate. Com, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 2, 2012No. 09-55272, 09-55875, 09-55969PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Chief Judge KOZINSKI; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge IKUTA.
OPINION
KOZINSKI, Chief Judge:
There’s no place like home. In the privacy of your own home, you can take off your coat, kick off your shoes, let your guard down and be completely yourself. While we usually share our homes only with friends and family, sometimes we need to take in a stranger to help pay the rent. When that happens, can the government limit whom we choose? Specifically, do the anti-discrimination provisions of the Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) extend to the selection of roommates?
FACTS
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