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Zoning, Planning and Use

Jan. 16, 1999

Landlords Can Discriminate in Leasing Units

SAN FRANCISCO - Carving out a sweeping religious exception to antidiscrimination laws, a bitterly divided federal appeals court ruled Thursday that two Christian landlords can refuse to rent to unmarried couples, despite state and local statutes barring housing bias based on marital status.

By Pamela A. MacLean
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - Carving out a sweeping religious exception to antidiscrimination laws, a bitterly divided federal appeals court ruled Thursday that two Christian landlords can refuse to rent to unmarried couples, despite state and local statutes barring housing bias based on marital status.
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