| Court: | CA Supreme Court |
| Facts: | Public land is leased to Marina Point, a private landlord. The Wolfsons have a child just after Marina point alters its policy in order to exclude children. The manager finds out, and declines to renew the lease. |
| Posture: | Municipal court says children aren't a protected class, and entered judgment in favor of the landlord. Appeal. |
| Issue: | Does this policy violate the Unruh act? |
| Holding: | Yes. |
| Rule: | All arbitrary discrimination is prohibite in all business establishments. |
| Reasoning: | Renting is a kind of business. Arbitrary discrimination is prohibited (e.g., hippies). You can exclude kids who have been disruptive, but you can't exclude kids as a class-- that's arbitrary. There's no compelling societal interest served here; in fact, societies should protect their young, and it's hard for families with kids to get housing as it is. |
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