Legal Analysis of Issues Relating to Draft Legislation Amending the Fair Housing Act To Prohibit Discrimination Against Handicapped Persons.

Analyzes various legal issues which may be raised by proposed Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1979, to amend the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination against handicapped persons in sale or rental of housing. Examines power of Congress to prohibit discrimination in housing practices against the...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1979-1980.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Constitutional law. Discrimination against people with disabilities. Discrimination in housing. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Analyzes various legal issues which may be raised by proposed Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1979, to amend the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination against handicapped persons in sale or rental of housing. Examines power of Congress to prohibit discrimination in housing practices against the handicapped under Fourteenth Amendment and Commerce Clause of the Constitution. Summarizes and analyzes the law regarding deinstitutionalization of handicapped persons and doctrine of least restrictive alternative and right to treatment.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.