Legal Opinion
Maryland Commission on Human Relations v. Greenbelt Homes, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 7, 1984No. 8 (Adv.) September Term, 1983PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLE, Judge.
In this case we must determine whether enforcing a housing cooperative regulation that operates to prohibit a female resident from having an unrelated adult male reside with her constitutes discrimination on the basis of "marital status” proscribed by Maryland Code (1957, 1979 Repl.Vol.), Art. 49B, § 20. The relevant facts are not disputed.
Greenbelt Homes, Inc. (Greenbelt) is a Maryland corporation operating a housing cooperative in Greenbelt, Maryland. In 1976, Raymond and Marguerite Burgess (Burgess) applied for a Greenbelt membership. Their daughter, C. Lynn Kuhr (Kuhr), and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Hunt v. Montgomery CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1968
- Manhattan Pizza Hut, Inc. v. New York State Human Rights Appeal BoardNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Hudson View Properties v. WeissNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Henderson v. HendersonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1952
- Central Credit Union of Maryland v. Comptroller of TreasuryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1966
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- Foreman v. Anchorage Equal Rights CommissionAlaska Supreme Court · 1989
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