| Court: | IL Court of Appeals |
| Facts: | Sullivan-Lackey is a section 8 voucher person. Her apartment fails to meet inspection criteria, so she has to move to stay on the program. Godinez has the perfect spot: first floor, near the grandkids... But he says he won't accept Section 8 funds. She could pay cash, he says. But she doesn;t, so she couldn't find other housing before the benefits expired, and so she lost her benefits. |
| Posture: | Files suit alleging discrimination based on source of income. Commission grants $5,610 in damages, a $250 fine, and attorney fees of $16, 284. Trial court says that's abuse. Appeal. |
| Issue: | Was this award proper? |
| Holding: | Yes. |
| Rule: | The housing statute says you can't discriminate on the basis of source of income. |
| Reasoning: | This is a source of income. Other courts say it's not, but they
are in other states, so we decline to listen to them.
The awards were reasonable. |
| Dicta: | |