Website Liability For User Posted Content

This Findlaw article by Eric Sinrod discusses when websites will be held liable for the content posted by others on their site. In particular, the article discusses the case of Fair Housing Council of San Fernando Valley v. Roommates.com, LLC where the website http://www.roommates.com/ was sued by the Fair Housing Councils of San Fernando Valley and San Diego. The plaintiffs alleged that the site's practice of allowing users to filter out potential roommates according to user-selected criteria violated the Fair Housing Act (FHA).