Hostile Housing Environment

In Glagola v. MacFann, 2:22-cv-1263-NR-LPL, 2023 WL 7271340 (W.D.Pa. Nov. 3, 2023), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff stated claims for sexual harassment (under quid pro quo and “hostile housing environment” theories) under the Fair Housing Act, as well for forced labor and sex trafficking under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. As to plaintiff’s…

Read More Citing Alleged “Rent For Sex” Conduct, Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Tenant’s “Quid Pro Quo” Sexual Harassment Claim Under the Fair Housing Act
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In a recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit[1]Note: This firm does not engage in the practice of law, and its owner is not licensed to practice law, in the jurisdiction which issued this decision. held that the federal Fair Housing Act prohibits, as a form of “discrimination,” sexual harassment. The…

Read More Sexual Harassment is Prohibited by the Fair Housing Act, 11th Circuit Holds
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In Favourite v. 55 Halley Street, Inc., 2019 WL 2226762 (S.D.N.Y. May 23, 2019), the court dismissed plaintiff’s claim of race discrimination under the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA). The court summarized the law as follows: Plaintiff alleges the Defendants engaged in discriminatory housing practices on the basis of race in violation of the Fair…

Read More Court Dismisses “Hostile Housing Environment” Claim Under the Fair Housing Act
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In a recent case, Francis v. Kings Park Manor, Inc. et al, No. 15-1823-cv (2d Cir. March 4, 2019), the Second Circuit held that a landlord “may be liable under the [Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3604(b), 3617] for failing to take prompt action to address a racially hostile housing environment created by one…

Read More Fair Housing Act Reaches Tenant-on-Tenant Racial Harassment, 2d Circuit Holds
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