North Dakota Fair Housing Council, Inc. v. Peterson

SANDSTROM, Justice.

[¶ 1] In 1999, an unmarried couple tried to rent from David and Mary Peterson. The Petersons refused because the unmarried couple were seeking to cohabit. The North Dakota Fair Housing Council (“Housing Council”) and Robert and Patricia Kippen — the unmarried couple, who had since married — sued, claiming housing discrimination in violation of the North Dakota Human Rights Act. They appeal the summary judgment dismissing their claims. We affirm, concluding the Peter-sons lawfully refused to rent to the unmarried couple seeking to cohabit.

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[¶ 2] On March 8, 1999, Robert…