Egan v. Schmock

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• finding that Congress did not intend Section 3617 to cover any discriminatory conduct that interferes with a person’s enjoyment of his or her home, otherwise “any dispute between neighbors [] could result in a lawsuit in federal court under the FHA.”
• dismissing section 3617 claim because plaintiffs had not alleged that discriminatory conduct was aimed at driving plaintiffs out of their home
• “a few courts have applied § 3617 to violent or threatening conduct designed to drive individuals out of their homes”
• to be discriminatory harassing conduct, it must be “motivated by an individual’s race, 8 color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin or handicap”
• dismissal may be ordered with prejudice where 24 amendment would be futile
• Congress did not intend § 3617 to cover any discriminatory conduct interfering with a person's quiet enjoyment of his or her home, otherwise \any dispute between neighbors of different races or religions could result in a lawsuit in a federal court under the FHA.\

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