“Judge tosses lawsuit on legality of Plainfield company renting apartments to illegal immigrants”
FAIR RICO suit dismissed in N.J. (Click to read full article)
“Judge William J. Martini, sitting in Newark, dismissed the case. “The crux of Plaintiff’s argument is that renting apartments to illegal aliens constitutes racketeering activity because it constitutes harboring, encouraging, or inducing an illegal alien in violation of the INA,” he wrote in his decision. “However, no court in this circuit or in any other has ever found this to be the case … renting an apartment to an alien does not amount to harboring, encouraging, or inducing.” … “This victory in Plainfield is a victory for Latinos across the country,” Gonzalez said. “It sends a clear message to landlords that they cannot discriminate against Latino tenants and that they have no reason to fear renting to them.”” myCentralJersey.com, Apr. 9, 2009.
http://www.mycentraljersey.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200990409030
