Bloch v. Frischholz, 587 F.3d 771(7th Cir. 2009) Decided November 13, 2009 The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously held in Bloch v. Frischholz, that the Fair Housing Act (FHA) protects persons from discrimination not only before, but also after housing has been acquired. Though bright-line rules were not necessarily developed, the court discusses three provisions through which post-acquisition claims can now more clearly be established. Since 2004, after the Court's decision in Halprin v. Prairie Single Family Homes , the Fair Housing law in the 7th Circuit concerning post-acquisition conduct has been construed very narrowly because as the court stated,"the FHA by and large [is] concerned only [with] access to housing." Id. Halprin has lead many courts to focus on the timing of the discrimination rather than whether discrimination actually occurred. Bloch, to a certain extends, clarifies this area of the law by ruling that the FHA reaches a ...
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