Federal cases that differ from OhioFederal cases that differ from Ohio

The federal case decisions below hold landlords liable for failing to take corrective action against tenants whose racial harassment of other tenants created hostile housing environments—the opposite of what the Ohio court held in Ohio Civil Rights Commission v. Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority.

Martinez v. California Investors XII,
CV 05-7608-JTL (2007)
Text of the ruling
United States v. San Francisco Housing Authority,
(2004)
Text of the complaint
Text of the consent decree
United States v. Boston Housing Authority,
(2000)
Text of the complaint
Text of the consent decree
Bradley v. Carydale Enterprises,
88-1362-A (1989)
Text of the ruling

Read our page about fair housing enforcement in Ohio through substantial equivalency and our page about four recent decisions that affect substantial equivalency.