Kalvin Schanz v. City of Otsego, Michigan, et al.
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Whether the Fair Housing Act's prohibition on intimidation or interference with a person who has 'aided or encouraged any other person in the exercise or enjoyment' of FHA rights requires a certain degree of aid, or if any amount of aid suffices to trigger the statute's protections.
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. Under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3617, when a plaintiff claims that a defendant has intimidated or interfered with him “on account of his having aided or encouraged any other person in the exercise or enjoyment” of FHA rights, may a court require that the alleged aid provided is of acertain degree, or will any amount of aid suffice to trigger the protections of the statute?