Foreman v. Anchorage Equal Rights Commission

OPINION

BURKE, Justice.

This is an appeal by a landlord from a decision of the superior court affirming a determination by the Anchorage Equal Rights Commission (AERC) that the landlord’s policy against renting to unmarried couples unlawfully discriminated on the basis of marital status. The landlord argues that the AERC erred in its interpretation of the pertinent state and local laws, and that the AERC’s delay in rendering a decision divested the AERC of jurisdiction. The AERC cross-appeals from that part of the court’s decision holding that the rental policy did not violate state law.

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