Legal Opinion
State, Civil Rights Commission v. County Line Park, Inc.
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided November 29, 2000No. 27S02-0004-CV-270PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON PETITION TO TRANSFER
RUCKER, Justice
Under the Indiana Fair Housing Act, it is unlawful to discriminate based on familial status. The Act defines familial status in part as a parent or custodian who is domiciled with “an individual” under the age of eighteen. We conclude that the Act also protects families living with more than one individual under the age of eighteen.
Factual and Procedural History
In December 1996, James and Martha Cain purchased a three-bedroom mobile home located in a mobile home park owned and operated by County Line Park, Inc. (“County Line”). The Cains submitted a…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Winkler v. V.G. Reed & Sons, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 1994
- Sidney Clark and Julia Clark v. Universal Builders, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- Perry Moss, Jr., and Rosalind E. Moss v. Ole South Real Estate, Inc., Perry Moss, Jr., and Rosalind E. Moss v. Ole South Real Estate, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Palace Bar, Inc. v. FearnotIndiana Supreme Court · 1978
- Ratliff v. CohnIndiana Supreme Court · 1998
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