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9th Circ. El Dorado Ruling Confirms Broad FHA Application

Law360, New York (October 1, 2014, 10:38 AM EDT) -- The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals recently held that a city or other public agency may be liable under the Federal Fair Housing Act if approval of a development plan is unreasonably delayed or obstructed for reasons prohibited under the act. The court held in El Dorado Estates v. City of Fillmore, (9th Cir. Sep. 2, 2014) that where a developer alleges it suffered increased costs as a result of a city's attempts to prevent property from being sold or rented to families with children, the developer has standing to bring a claim under the FHA....

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