The mental health agency learns that a local landlord refuses to rent out apartments to African Americans. The Board decides to take action on behalf of several clients who have been refused housing. The best strategy is to
A. use existing anti-discrimination statutes and institutions to force landlords to comply with the law.
B. organize a demonstration to protest the landlord's actions.
C. sue the landlord for damages.
D. publicize the landlord's behavior.
A. use existing anti-discrimination statutes and institutions to force landlords to comply with the law.
There are many strategies that the agency can pursue, however the most efficient and probably the most effective is to use anti-discriminatory laws and local agencies charged with enforcing them to change behavior. These issues are settled in the law and the landlord will be required to comply.
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