Nelson Walker, and Fair Housing Foundation of Long Beach, Counter-Claimant-Appellant v. City of Lakewood, a California Municipality, 263 F.3d 1005 (2001)

Citation: Nelson Walker, and Fair Housing Foundation of Long Beach, Counter-Claimant-Appellant v. City of Lakewood, a California Municipality, 263 F.3d 1005 (2001)
Parent Document: Nelson Walker, and Fair Housing Foundation of Long Beach, Counter-Claimant-Appellant v. City of Lakewood, a California Municipality, 263 F.3d 1005 (2001)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 2001-08-31
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/774777/nelson-walker-and-fair-housing-f... ↗

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441 U.S. 91, 103 n. 9, 109, 99 S.Ct. 1601, 60 L.Ed.2d 66 (1979)). Accordingly, courts do not have the authority to create and apply new standing requirements, as the district court did here in imposing a “rule of reason” barring FHA suits between parties to a contract. “[T]he sole requirement for standing to sue under [the FHA] is the Article] III minima of injury in fact: that the plaintiff allege that as a result of the defendant’s actions he has suffered ‘a distinct and palpable injury.’ ” Havens Realty, 455 U.S. at 372, 102 S.Ct. 1114 (quoting Warth v. Seldin,

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