Legal Opinion
Massaro v. Mainlands Section 1 & 2 Civic Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 7, 1993No. 92-4635PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
Joint appellants, the United States and the Massaros, filed a complaint against the Mainlands Civic Association (Association) alleging that the Association had discriminated against families with children in violation of the Fair Housing Act Amendments of 1988 by attempting to evict two families with infants. Appellees raise the affirmative defense that the Mainlands community is housing for older persons and thus, qualifies for an exemption under the Act. After a bench trial, the district court found that the Association met all three of the statutory require-merits…
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