Summary: The Justice Department is suing a city in Southern California for violating the Fair Housing Act. The lawsuit claims that Hesperia’s “Crime Free Rental Housing” ordinance discriminated against African American & Latino renters. The ordinance has been amended, but previously included a mandatory eviction clause for tenants that had engaged in criminal activity, and their families. While some landlords support programs that cut down on criminal behavior, critics claim these laws are being used by cities
