Law - Fair Housing Seminar

Catalog description

This seminar explores issues related to fair housing law in the United States. The course is discussion-based, with students expected to take an active participatory role in each class session. The following topics are among those discussed: housing discrimination and the federal Fair Housing Act; state and local fair housing issues, including the racialized history of housing development in Kansas City and nationwide; modern trends in fair housing; constitutional housing issues and various relevant aspects of landlord-tenant law. Fair housing issues are examined from a variety of perspectives, including those of tenants, landlords, government regulators, and neighborhood/homeowner associations.