Legal Opinion
Hemisphere Building Company, Inc. v. Village of Richton Park
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 10, 1999No. 98-1660PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
The Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601 et seq., forbids discrimination against handicapped people in the sale or rental of housing. § 3604(f)(1). It also requires such “reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices, or services” as may be “necessary to afford [handicapped] person[s] equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling.” § 3604(f)(3)(B). Both types of violation are charged in this suit by a developer against the Village of Richton Park, a suburb of Chicago. The Act does not mention municipalities, in fact does not say who may or may…
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