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HEMISPHERE BUILDING CO. v. VILLAGE OF RICHTON PARK

No. 98-1660.

171 F.3d 437 (1999)

HEMISPHERE BUILDING COMPANY, INC., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. VILLAGE OF RICHTON PARK, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 10, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Doeringer (argued), Matteson, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Richard T. Ryan, Mark F. Smolens, John Patrick Cleary, Flynn, Murphy & Ryan, Chicago, IL; John B. Murphey (argued), Rosenthal, Murphey, Coblentz & Janega, Chicago, IL, for Defenant-Appellee.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and EASTERBROOK and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Chief Judge.

The Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601 et seq., forbids discrimination against handicapped people in the sale or rental of housing. § 3604(f)(1). It also requires such "reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices, or services" as may be "necessary to afford [handicapped] person[s] equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling." § 3604(f)(3)(B). Both types of violation are charged in this...

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