As a real estate professional, you're given immunity from damages for a violation of the Fair Housing Act if you reasonably relied on the application of the 55 - and - older exemption before the date that
the alleged discrimination occurred.
Under previous law, as interpreted by the Supreme Court in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., the statute of limitations on such suits ran out 180 days after
the alleged discrimination occurred, even if the victims never knew about it.
Not exact matches
«In this case, however, Mr. Yuen did not commence settlement discussions regarding the
discrimination allegations until May 12, 2016, nearly 22 months after the
alleged incidents
occurred.»
The tribunal considered whether the employer had proved that the
alleged discrimination did not
occur, which failed to answer the question why it
occurred.
In the case of an
alleged unlawful practice
occurring in a State which has a law prohibiting
discrimination in employment because of age and establishing or authorizing a State authority to grant or seek relief from such discriminatory practice, no suit may be brought under section 626 of this title [section 7] before the expiration of sixty days after proceedings have been commenced under the State law, unless such proceedings have been earlier terminated: Provided, That such sixty - day period shall be extended to one hundred and twenty days during the first year after the effective date of such State law.
HUD will investigate complaints
alleging that a landlord inquired into a person's immigration status or citizenship to see whether national origin
discrimination may have
occurred.»