Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities Ex Rel. Fanetta Arnold v. Jean M. Forvil

Summary

The court affirmed a judgment finding that the defendants unlawfully refused to rent housing because the prospective tenant offered a state-backed security-deposit guarantee rather than cash. It held that the guarantee was a lawful source of income, that its alleged invalidity was irrelevant because it did not motivate the defendants’ decision, and that the judgment was timely because the trial court reopened the case for a damages-related hearing. The court also upheld the compensatory damages and declined to reach several constitutional and discovery claims because they were inadequately briefed.