Section 8

Citation: Section 8
Parent Document: Feemster v. BSA LTD. PARTNERSHIP, 548 F.3d 1063 (2008)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 2008-11-14
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/187255/feemster-v-bsa-ltd-partnership/ ↗

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Since September 2004, BSA has refused to accept Section
8 voucher payments from its tenants, while demanding and
accepting rent from the tenants’ own funds. Just as it would
constitute a facial violation of Title VII to discriminate in
leasing on the basis of a renter’s race -- regardless of whether
the landlord professed a “benign” motive for so doing -- it is a
facial violation of the Human Rights Act to discriminate on the
basis of the renter’s source of income. Although BSA claims
that it only demanded cash because it had “a right to be paid for
the use of its property” while the tenants remained in their units,
Appellant’s Reply Br. 12, this does not explain why BSA agreed
to accept payment in cash and not in vouchers.
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