Edwards v. Habib, 397 F.2d 687 (D.C. Cir. 1968)

Edwards v. Habib, 397 F.2d 687 (D.C. Cir. 1968) United States federal

...Held that a landlord may not evict a tenant in retaliation for the tenant's good-faith report of housing-code violations to public authorities. The court reasoned that to permit retaliatory eviction would render housing-code enforcement nugatory and...

§ 100

24 C.F.R. § 100.400 United States federal

(6) Retaliating against any person because that person reported a discriminatory housing practice to a housing provider or other authority.

§ 100

24 C.F.R. § 100.400 United States federal

(5) Retaliating against any person because that person has made a complaint, testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in a proceeding under the Fair Housing Act .

Lindsey v. Normet, 405 U.S. 56 (1972)

Lindsey v. Normet, 405 U.S. 56 (1972) United States federal

Affirmative defenses such as the failure of the landlord to make repairs or that the motivation for the eviction was retaliation for a report by the tenant of a violation of a housing code are apparently precluded. This reflects the...