Anna Harris v. Edna Itzhaki Rafael Itzhaki, 183 F.3d 1043 (1999)

Citation: Anna Harris v. Edna Itzhaki Rafael Itzhaki, 183 F.3d 1043 (1999)
Parent Document: Anna Harris v. Edna Itzhaki Rafael Itzhaki, 183 F.3d 1043 (1999)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 1999-07-12
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/765199/anna-harris-v-edna-itzhaki-rafae... ↗

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total move-in cost; black tester told to contact owner); (2) encouragement to pursue the property (white tester invited into Ms. Waldman’s home to call owner; black tester told to get owner’s telephone number from sign outside); (3) endorsement to the owner (white tester introduced as “a beautiful girl who I’d love to have as my neighbor”; black tester was not endorsed to the owner). Under these facts, we conclude that Ms. Harris has established a prima facie disparate treatment claim under the FHA — that the black tester as a protected class member was discouraged from renting the apartment, while the white tester was given preferential treatment, and as a result of these actions, Ms. Harris was deprived of the opportunity to live in an apartment free of housing discrimination.

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