Legal Opinion

Hare v. David S. Brown Enterprises

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided July 28, 2025No. 32/24Published

1Opinion of the Court

Katrina Hare v. David S. Brown Enterprises, Ltd., No. 32, September Term, 2024. DISCRIMINATION – STATE GOVERNMENT § 20-705(1)-(2) – SOURCE-OF- INCOME DISCRIMINATION In 2020, the Maryland General Assembly passed the Housing Opportunities Made Equal (“HOME”) Act. See 2020 Md. Laws, Ch. 117. The HOME Act added “source of income” to a list of prohibited considerations in the rental or sale of housing. Md. Code Ann., State Gov’t § 20-705 (2021 Repl., 2024 Supp.). The appellee, the owner of an apartment complex, applies a minimum-income requirement to applicants for rental units. In doing so, the…

2Cases cited51 opinions

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. St. Mary's Honor Center v. HicksSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  5. International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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