Housing Policy and Local Ordinances
Nikita Smith v. Wasatch Property Management, Inc. et al.
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Women’s Rights Project, ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Washington, Northwest Justice Project, and Virginia Poverty Law Center filed a federal lawsuit in March 2017 challenging the widespread practice of denying housing applications whenever an applicant was previously named in an eviction case.
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Arizona
Jan 2015
Housing Policy and Local Ordinances
Nancy Markham v. City of Surprise
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Arizona, and private firm Aiken Schenk Hawkins & Ricciardi P.C., have settled a federal lawsuit challenging an unconstitutional municipal ordinance that pressures landlords to evict a tenant if more than four calls to police are placed in 30 days or for crimes occurring at the property, even when the tenant is the victim.
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Arizona
Jan 2015
Housing Policy and Local Ordinances
Nancy Markham v. City of Surprise
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Arizona, and private firm Aiken Schenk Hawkins & Ricciardi P.C., have settled a federal lawsuit challenging an unconstitutional municipal ordinance that pressures landlords to evict a tenant if more than four calls to police are placed in 30 days or for crimes occurring at the property, even when the tenant is the victim.