THE LAW OF MORTGAGE LENDING and INSURANCE DISCRIMINATION : A substantive and procedural manual for attorneys

The Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc. 100 N. LaSalle St., Suite 600 Chicago, Illinois 60602

Partial funding for this manual was provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Fair Housing Initiatives and Voluntary Programs

OVERVIEW:

This manual is designed to provide basic substantive and procedural information to attorneys litigating mortgage lending or insurance discrimination cases. Chapter 1 discusses the substantive law governing mortgage lending discrimination. Chapter 2 details the law on insurance discrimination. Chapter 3 provides an overview of the procedures involved in litigating one of these cases. This manual is not intended to be a comprehensive treatise on fair housing law generally. For a broader overview of fair housing law and litigation procedure, we suggest John P. Relman, Housing Discrimination Practice Manual (5th ed. 1998), and Robert G. Schwemm, Housing Discrimination: Law and Litigation (7th ed. 1997). Questions regarding any information contained in this manual should be directed to Nina E. Vinik, Fair Housing Project Director, Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc., (312) 630-9744.

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