Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 8/19/1987

Attorney General v. Brown

Citations

511 N.E.2d 1103
400 Mass. 826
1987 Mass. LEXIS 1437

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recognizing that legitimate business reasons would preclude liability
reasoning helping low-income families obtain decent housing, not voluntary landlord participation, is at the heart of the federal scheme
state law banning housing discrimination on the basis of housing subsidies, including rental assistance, making the acceptance of section 8 vouchers essentially mandatory, not preempted by Sec. 1437f
state law banning housing discrimination on the basis of housing subsidies, including rental assistance, making the acceptance of section 8 vouchers essentially mandatory, not preempted by § 1437f
“Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 established a program ‘for the purpose of aiding lower-income families in obtaining a decent place to live and of promoting economically mixed housing.’ 42 U.S.C. § 1437f[a] [1982]”
Massachusetts statute mandating landlord’s participation in federally funded Section 8 housing rental program not preempted by Federal statute providing for voluntary participation, where both statutes share common goal of affordable low-income housing

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Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Abrams, Nolan, Lynch

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