That outcome is widely expected if the case is heard in the autumn: the idea of disparate impact goes beyond the language in the Fair Housing act itself, as passed by Congress.

假如秋天审理此案，人们已经预料到了结果：差别影响的概念早已超出当年国会批准的《公平住房法》的条款范畴。

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Officials said the Fair Housing Act, which prohibits discrimination in the sale and rental of homes, doesn't specifically cite gays and lesbians when it comes to the groups protected.

官员称公平房屋交易法规定禁止在房屋销售和租赁有歧视，但在群体保护中并没有提到同志和拉拉。

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He was deeply involved in renewals of the Voting Rights Act and the Fair Housing law of 1968.

他又全身心投入重新修订投票权法案和修订1968年公平住房法的工作中。

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And on February 8, 2013, HUD issued its final disparate-impact rule, codifying the practice as legal under the Fair Housing Act.

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The lawsuit flips the usual order of things, with landlords complaining that the city has violated the Fair Housing Act, instead of the other way around.

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Complicating the issue is the fact that the Fair Housing Act prohibits landlords from asking tenants to show medical records or inquiring about the nature or severity of disabilities.

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