A Section 8 tenant is filing dozens of $100,000 lawsuits. Is it a discrimination fight or a shakedown?
- Posted on March 10, 2026
- By Los Angeles Times
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A Section 8 tenant is filing dozens of $100,000 lawsuits. Is it a discrimination fight or a shakedown?

Over the last eight months, a Section 8 tenant has filed dozens of housing lawsuits alleging $100,000 in damages. Her lawyer calls it a fight against discrimination. Defendants call it a shakedown.