Mencer v. Princeton Square Apartments

OPINION

MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs are a husband and wife of different races. Defendant Princeton Square *633Apartments is a 200-unit residential complex in Taylor, Michigan. Claiming violations of federal and state fair housing laws, plaintiffs allege that defendant denied their rental application because of their interracial marriage. The parties requested mediation. A mediation tribunal found for the plaintiffs, who rejected the award. At the close of the plaintiffs’ case during a bench trial, the court granted the defendants’ motion for judgment as a matter of law. The court also…