I find it hard to believe that anybody intended the Fair Housing Act to be used as a shield to prevent landlords from correcting housing code violations in their buildings.
Tom Perez: “I find it hard to believe that anybody intended the Fair Housing Act to be used as a shield to prevent landlords from…”
On the recordMay 6, 2013
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Tom Perez
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Tom Perez argues against using the Fair Housing Act to shield landlords from code violations.
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