Refusal To Accept Vouchers Violated District Of Columbia Law Banning Discrimination On Basis Of Income

摘要

A landlord violated the District of Columbia ban on income discrimination by refusing to accept Section 8 vouchers, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled, reversing the district court decision. (Feemster v. BSA Limited Partnership, Nos. 07-7156, 07-7166, 2008 WL 4889959 (D.C.Cir.), November 14, 2008; for background, see Current Developments, Vol. 35, No. CD-3, p. 70.) After BSA Limited Partnership, owner of the Bates Street Townhomes, opted out of the Section 8 program when its project-based contract expired, the tenants received enhanced vouchers.