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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLIV
CIVIL RIGHTS
Chapter 760
DISCRIMINATION IN THE TREATMENT OF PERSONS; MINORITY REPRESENTATION
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760.20 Fair Housing Act; short title.Sections 760.20-760.37 may be cited as the “Fair Housing Act.”
History.s. 1, ch. 83-221.

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Cases Citing Statute 760.20

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Nicole Loren v. Charles M. Sasser, Jr., 309 F.3d 1296 (11th Cir. 2002).

Cited 324 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 53 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1319, 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 21685

...resented by counsel, filed a six-count complaint against Sasser, Hernando Beach, Inc., and HBSPOA. Counts I and II allege discrimination in violation of the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq., and the Florida Fair Housing Act, Fla. Stat. § 760.20 et seq.,9 for refusing permission to construct a chain-link fence in the front yard. R1-1-Attach....
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Gourlay v. Forest Lake Estates Civic Ass'n, 276 F. Supp. 2d 1222 (M.D. Fla. 2003).

Cited 6 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14145, 2003 WL 21960021

...After close consideration, this Court concludes that summary judgment should be granted in part. I. BACKGROUND This is an action brought under the federal Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3601, et seq. (the "FHA") and Florida's Fair Housing Act, Fla. Stat. § 760.20, et seq....
...[24] The almost identically worded section of the FFHA reads: "[i]t is unlawful to coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with any person in the exercise of, or on account of her or his having aided or encouraged any other person in the exercise of any right granted under ss. 760.20-760.37." [25] The Eleventh Circuit's interpretation is consistent with the plain language of Section 3617 and confirmed by the interpretation made of Section 3617 by HUD....
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Fair Hous. Ctr. of the Greater Palm Beaches, Inc. v. Sonoma Bay Cmty. Homeowners Ass'n, Inc., 141 F. Supp. 3d 1321 (S.D. Fla. 2015).

Cited 4 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 136250, 2015 WL 5737350

...t and DENIED in part. I. INTRODUCTION This is an action for discrimination on the basis of familial status in the rental of housing in violation of-the federal Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq., and the Florida Fair Housing Act, Fla. Stat. § 760.20 et seq....
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Noah v. Assor, 379 F. Supp. 3d 1284 (S.D. Fla. 2019).

Cited 3 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida

...In this lawsuit against her former landlord, Plaintiff alleges that over the period of her tenancy Defendant engaged in pervasive sexual harassment in violation of her rights to fair housing as protected by the federal Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq. and the Florida Fair Housing Act, Fla. Stat. § 760.20 et seq....
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Fair Hous. Ctr. of the Greater Palm Beaches, Inc. v. Sonoma Bay Cmty. Homeowners Ass'n, 682 F. App'x 768 (11th Cir. 2017).

Cited 1 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

(c) and the Florida Fair Housing Act, Fla. Stat. § 760.20 et seq. The parties refer to these four policies
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Carlton Condo. Ass'n, Inc. v. Dominique Miniaci (Fla. 4th DCA 2025).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal

includes only “[s]ections 760.20- 760.37.” § 760.20, Fla. Stat. (2024). The exception is therefore
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Fair Hous. Ctr. of the Greater Palm Beaches, Inc. v. Sonoma Bay Cmty. Homeowners Ass'n, Inc., 136 F. Supp. 3d 1364 (S.D. Fla. 2015).

Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 136251, 2015 WL 5737346

and the Florida Fair Housing Act, Fla. Stat. § 760.20 et seq. Plaintiffs include the Fair Housing Center
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Davis v. Lane Mgmt., LLC, 524 F. Supp. 2d 1375 (S.D. Fla. 2007).

Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 95117, 2007 WL 3306959

...The station found the story compelling enough to broadcast; the building received negative publicity. Immediately thereafter, the "cost-prohibitive" elevator repairs suddenly became feasible. On account of these events, under the Federal Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3601, et seq., and the Florida Fair Housing Act, § 760.20, et seq., the Plaintiff and his family claim damages against SDW for refusing to make reasonable and feasible accommodations for Plaintiff's disability....
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United States v. Gilbert (11th Cir. 2001).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

(Cal. App. 1984); see also Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 760.020 (stating that “[a]n action may be brought under
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United States v. Gilbert (11th Cir. 2001).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

425, 429 (1984); see also Cal.Civ.Proc.Code § 760.020 (stating that "[a]n action may be brought
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Sun Harbor Homeowners' Ass'n v. Bonura, 95 So. 3d 262 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2012 WL 2120923, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 9572

...der the Federal Act. See Prindable, 304 F.Supp.2d at 1255 ; Hawn, 347 Fed.Appx. at 467-68 . Based upon the foregoing, we reverse and remand for entry of judgment in favor of Sun Harbor. Reversed and Remanded. MAY, C.J., and CONNER, J., concur. . See § 760.20-.37, Fla....
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Rita Fox v. Lucille F. Gaines (11th Cir. 2021).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

...After being forced out of her rented apartment for ending a sexual relationship with the property manager, Rita Fox sued the property manager and the property’s owner, asserting sexual harassment claims under the FHA and the Florida Fair Housing Act (“Florida FHA”), Fla. Stat. § 760.20 et seq....
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Rita Fox v. Lucille F. Gaines (11th Cir. 2021).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Florida Fair Housing Act (“Florida FHA”), Fla. Stat. § 760.20 et seq. Finding no guidance from this Court on
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Fair Hous. Ctr. of the Greater Palm Beaches, Inc. v. Sonoma Bay Cmty. Homeowners Ass'n, 164 F. Supp. 3d 1375 (S.D. Fla. 2016).

Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22436, 2016 WL 726977

...I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs initiatéd this suit by alleging discrimination on the basis of familial status in the rental of housing in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq., and the Florida Fair Housing Act, Fla. Stat. § 760.20 et seq....
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Peklun ex rel. Est. of Peklun v. Tierra Del Mar Condo. Ass'n, 119 F. Supp. 3d 1361 (S.D. Fla. 2015).

Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 101852, 2015 WL 4638602

...Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County, Florida, which was removed to federal court on June 4, 2015. Plaintiffs allege violations of the Fair Housing Act (“FHA”), 42 U.S.C. § 3601 , et. seq., the Florida Fair Housing Act (“FFHA”), Fla. Stat. § 760.20 , et seq., as well as claims of negligence under the Florida Wrongful Death Act (“FWDA”), Fla....

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