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		dragonwriter on March 18, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How Zillow's homebuying scheme lost $881M The Fair Housing Act (the part of the 1968 Civil Rights Act you are referring to) exempts owner-occupied buildings with less than five units, so it wouldn't apply to the other unit in an owner-occupied duplex.

_pd19 on March 18, 2022 [–]

I didn't understand the GP to mean they were occupying the duplex. But in that context, it still violates california fair housing law.

dragonwriter on March 18, 2022 | [–]

Oh sure, rather flagrantly. I count at least four protected traits it discriminates on. (Mentioned in a post in another branch of the thread.)

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