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Auday Maki and Salwa Atwan v. William Laakko, Beverly Laakko and Liisa Laakko, 88 F.3d 361 (1996)

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Auday Maki and Salwa Atwan v. William Laakko, Beverly Laakko and Liisa Laakko, 88 F.3d 361 (1996)
Parent Document
Auday Maki and Salwa Atwan v. William Laakko, Beverly Laakko and Liisa Laakko, 88 F.3d 361 (1996)
Effective Date
1996-08-12

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42 U.S.C. § 3604(b) prohibits discrimination in the terms or conditions under which housing is sold or leased. The Makis have seized upon the fact that it is unlawful to discriminate on the basis of “familial status,” and contend that the Laakkos decided to increase their rent because they had children, thereby discriminating against them on the basis of family status. The statute that serves as the basis for this claim makes it unlawful