National Fair Housing Alliance, Asian real estate group claim Florida law violated Fair Housing Act with SB 264

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Birds' eye view of Miami Beach, Florida. The Asian Real Estate Association of America, along with the National Fair Housing Alliance, the Housing Opportunities Project for Excellence, Inc., and the Fair Housing Center of the Greater Palm Beaches, have filed a lawsuit that contends Florida Housing Law Senate Bill 264 violates the federal Fair Housing Act. The suit was filed on Monday in U.S. District Court in Miami. Defendants in the suit include a variety of Florida state officials including, J. Alex Kelly, the Secretary of Commerce; Patricia Fitzgerald, the chair of the Florida Real Estate Commission; as well as...