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• Title: Mending the Safety Net Through Source of Income Protections: The Nexus Between Antidiscrimination and Social Welfare Law.
• Author : Columbia Journal of Gender and Law
• Release Date : January 01, 2011
• Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 405 KB

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INTRODUCTION Nina is an African American woman and a single mother with five children living in New York City. (1) One of her children is severely disabled. Last year, after a long wait, Nina became eligible for a housing voucher through the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program (also known as Section 8). In spite of the promise of rental assistance, Nina and her family have repeatedly been denied housing. The landlords and real estate agents that sent her away never mentioned her race, the fact that she has children, or that one of her daughters is disabled. If they had, Nina would have a clear legal claim under the Fair Housing Act (FHA or "the Act"). (2) Instead, landlords and agents continue to deny Nina housing on account of her housing voucher, claiming that the property owner cannot or does not accept those types of vouchers and that the owner will only accept people with "real jobs" as tenants. This treatment may not seem as egregious as having a door slammed in one's face on account of one's race or being told by a real estate agent that there are more "people like her" nearby in a different neighborhood. However, Nina and her children are being discriminated against, and Nina's ability to choose where to live has been interfered with and frustrated.

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