Hudler v. Cole

This appeal presents the question whether the Virginia Fair Housing Law (Code §§ 36-86 through 96) applies to the rental of space in a mobile home park. We hold that it does.

Because the appeal is taken from the trial court’s order sustaining a demurrer, the allegations contained in the motion for judgment must be taken as true for the purpose of resolving the question on appeal. See Penick v. Dekker, 228 Va. 161, 166, 319 S.E.2d 760, 763 (1984). In January 1985, Billy E. Hudler, III, and his wife made a downpayment for the purchase of a mobile home and began a search for space in a mobile…