Article
How Should the Law Treat Roommate Relationships? A Tale of Two Cases
California Real Property Law Reporter
(2014)
Abstract
The law of roommates is an important but underdeveloped area of landlord-tenant law. Two recent cases, Fair Hous. Council v. Roommate.com, 666 F.3d 1216 (9th Cir. 2012) and Mercury Cas. Co. v. Chu, 229 CA4th 1432 (2014), offer contrasting approaches. This article explores the issues, reviews the cases and favors the Mercury court's approach.
Keywords
- landlord-tenant law,
- fair housing,
- roommates,
- housing law
Disciplines
Publication Date
November, 2014
Citation Information
Tim Iglesias. "How Should the Law Treat Roommate Relationships? A Tale of Two Cases" California Real Property Law Reporter (2014) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/tim_iglesias/28/