Legal Opinion
Karl Pfaff Elizabeth Pfaff v. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 2, 1996No. 94-70898PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:
The petitioners are private landlords who have asked us to review a decision of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) finding them liable for “familial status” discrimination under the Fair Housing Act (“FHA”). The question presented is whether the petitioners’ facially neutral, numerical occupancy restriction illegally discriminates against families with children. Declining to reach the merits of the prima facie ease, we hold that the petitioners have successfully rebutted any prima facie case against them. Furthermore, we admonish…
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