Section 3617

Citation: Section 3617
Parent Document: Gonzalez v. Lee County Housing Authority, 161 F.3d 1290 (1998)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 1998-12-02
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/73387/gonzalez-v-lee-county-housing-authority/ ↗

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. Sofarelli, 931 F.2d at 722-23, confirms that § 3617 permits a plaintiff to sue public officials who interfere with the plaintiff’s efforts to provide housing on a race neutral basis as long as the plaintiff can allege and establish that race played some role in the defendant’s conduct. See also Baytree of Inverrary Realty Partners v. City of Lauderhill, 873 F.2d 1407, 1409 (11th Cir.1989) (stating that non-minority developers have standing to assert § 3617 claims against local government officials). Even though Sofar-elli probably raises a question about the legality of Moran’s alleged conduct in this case, because Sofarelli involved different facts, it alone cannot, under our precedent, clearly establish the relevant pre-existing law because it would not compel the conclusion that firing an employee for failing to discriminate against tenants on the basis of race violates the law. See Lassiter, 28 F.3d at 1150.

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