MIAMI VALLEY FAIR HOUSING CENTER v. CONNOR GROUP

Nos. 12-3284, 12-3314.

725 F.3d 571 (2013)

MIAMI VALLEY FAIR HOUSING CENTER, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. The CONNOR GROUP, Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: August 5, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Diane E. Citrino , Thacker Martinsek LPA, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee. Stephen A. Watring , Dunlevey, Mahan & Furry, Dayton, Ohio, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant. Teresa Kwong , United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae. ON BRIEF: Diane E. Citrino , Brian D. Heskamp , Thacker Martinsek LPA, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee. Stephen A. Watring , Amy C. Mitchell , David M. Rickert , Dunlevey, Mahan & Furry, Dayton, Ohio, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant. Teresa Kwong , Dennis J. Dimsey , United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., Stephen M. Dane , Relman, Dane & Colfax PLLC, Washington, D.C., Rachel K. Robinson , Columbus, Ohio, for Amici Curiae.

Before: MARTIN and GILMAN, Circuit Judges; FOWLKES, District Judge.


OPINION

BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR.

This case is about the application of the Fair Housing Act's section 3604(c) and Ohio Revised Code section 4112.02(H)(7) to a Craigslist advertisement for a one-bedroom apartment. The Connor Group placed an ad on Craigslist for an apartment in Dayton, Ohio, advertising a "great bachelor pad for any single man looking to hook up." The Miami Valley Fair Housing Center brought suit against the Connor Group for violating the Fair...

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