This is a place for news and discussions about affordable housing, i.e. housing affordable to lower income households and people with special housing needs like farmworkers, seniors, persons with disabilities and those who are homeless. It's sponsored by the Housing Advocacy Group ("HAG"), which has been promoting affordable housing in the North Bay for the past decade.
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Shelters can't discriminate
A federal appeals court ruled last week that a city-owned but privately-operated homeless shelter in Boise, Idaho must comply with federal Fair Housing rules. The court ruled that the shelter's "men only" policy violated the federal Fair Housing Act. The court also ruled that by providing chapel services and other religious activities, the shelter and the City of Boise appeared to violate the constitutional prohibition against "governmental indoctrination of religion." The full court opinion is at: http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ca9/newopinions.nsf/0D7A8B3C1A68E5538825722100018A28/$file/0536195.pdf?openelement
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