Housing Policy and Local Ordinances
Nikita Smith v. Wasatch Property Management, Inc. et al.
The American Civil Liberties Union Women鈥檚 Rights Project, ACLU 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 American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU 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 American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU 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.