Section 3604

Citation: Section 3604
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 Sofarelli 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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