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795 F.2d 948 , 954 (11th Cir. 1986). III. DISCUSSION The Complaint asserts five claims against Defendant: (1) in Count I, violations of the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3604 (f)(1)-(2), 3617 ; (2) in Count II, violation of the Florida Fair Housing Act, Fla. Stat. §
760.37 ; (3) in Count III, violation of the Florida Fair Housing Act, Fla....
...Defendant's Motion to Dismiss the claims under Sections 3604(f)(1)-(2) is accordingly GRANTED . B. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF THE FLORIDA FAIR HOUSING ACT Plaintiff brings three Counts alleging Florida Fair Housing Act violations: in Count II, Fla. Stat. § 760.37 ; in Count III, Fla....
...e.") ). Accordingly, the Court's discussion treats interchangeably the corresponding provisions of the federal and Florida fair housing statutes, 9 and case law interpreting the same. The Court addresses each Count in turn. 1.) Count II - Fla. Stat. Section 760.37 In Count II, Plaintiff alleges Defendant violated Florida Statute Section 760.37. Like its federal counterpart, Section 760.37 makes it "unlawful to coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with any person in the exercise of, or on account of her or his having exercised, or on account of her or his having aided or encouraged any other person in the exercise of any right granted under" certain sections of the Florida Fair Housing Act. Because Section 760.37 is identical to Section 3617, the Court finds Plaintiff states a plausible interference claim under Section 760.37 for the same reasons discussed above....
...correct an inadvertent pleading error. See supra Sec. III. A.2. The relevant corresponding provisions are: 42 U.S.C. § 3604 (b) and Fla. Stat. §
760.23 (2) ; 42 U.S.C. § 3604 (c) and Fla. Stat. §
760.23 (3) ; and 42 U.S.C. § 3617 and Fla. Stat. §
760.37 ....
