Two black professors and their families (who had recently transferred to a university in a small town) sought to purchase homes in an all?white development. The developer took the professors aside and told them that he would build them the same homes for cost anywhere else in the town if they would not buy in the subdivision. The professors wish to file suit. Do they have any rights?

?In a factually similar case, the court ruled that the developer was guilty of steering - a violation of the Fair Housing Act - and allowed the professors to recover damages.