Legal Opinion
Brown v. Artery Organization, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 24, 1987No. Civ. A. 86-3285PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HAROLD H. GREENE, District Judge.
The Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 3601 et seq.) prohibits discrimination with, respect to housing, inter alia, on the basis of race or national origin. The most basic substantive issue involved in this case — one of first impression in this Circuit — is whether under the Act the overwhelmingly black and Hispanic tenants of a low-rent apartment complex have the right to secure injunctive relief against the conversion of such housing to high-rent units if they are able to establish that (1) the owners are engaging in the conversion for the purpose of…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Blackwelder Furniture Company of Statesville, Inc. v. Seilig Manufacturing Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
- Shutte v. Armco Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by22 opinions
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