United States Ninth Circuit
Putnam Family Partnership v. City of Yucaipa, 10-55563
In a suit by mobilehome park owners under the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (FHAA) challenging a city zoning ordinance prohibiting any mobilehome park operating as senior housing from converting to all-age housing, the district court's dismissal of the suit is affirmed, where the FHAA as amended was silent on the issue of whether municipally zoned senior housing could qualify for the senior exemption to discrimination based on familial status, so the court deferred to HUD regulations allowing for such housing as a reasonable interpretation of the statute.
Appellate Information
- Decided 02/17/2012
- Published 02/17/2012
Judges
- Karen Nelson Moore
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Elliot L. Bien, Michael Estrada