ZERO TOLERANCE CHALLENGED.

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Evicting an entire household from subsidized housing after a domestic assault is sex discrimination under the Fair Housing Act, according to a lawsuit recently filed in Oregon. A zero-tolerance policy for violence is being challenged in a case involving a woman who was threatened with eviction after filing a restraining order against her husband. Women are five to eight times more likely than men to be victimized by a...

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