FAIR HOUSING ORDINANCES
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 577 F. Supp. 2d 858 - Villas at Parkside Partners v. City of Farmers Branch (2008)
Most recently applied in 577 F. Supp. 2d 851 - VILLAS AT PARKSIDE PARTNERS v. City of Farmers Branch (August 2008)
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 22, eff
(a) The governing body of a municipality may adopt fair housing ordinances that provide fair housing rights, compliance duties, and remedies that are substantially equivalent to those granted under federal law. Enforcement procedures and remedies in fair housing ordinances may vary from state or federal fair housing law.
(b) Fair housing ordinances that were in existence on January 1, 1991, and are more restrictive than federal fair housing law shall remain in effect.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.