Jay Johnson v. Winn Properties

MEMORANDUM

Jay Johnson appeals pro se from the district court’s order dismissing his action under the Fair Housing Act arising from his eviction from low income housing. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo, and may affirm on any ground supported by the record. Thompson v. Paul, 547 F.3d 1055, 1058-59 (9th Cir.2008). We affirm.

Dismissal of Johnson’s action was proper because Johnson failed to state a claim for housing discrimination or violations of state law, despite having been granted leave to amend. See Cal. Health & Safety Code § 51066 (c) (“Before a right to a hearing vests, the tenant shall pay rent for the two-week hearing period to the owner or to an escrow account of the agency....”); Giebeler v. M & B Assocs., 343 F.3d 1143 , 1147 (9th Cir.2003) (elements of handicap discrimination claim under the Fair Housing Act); Gilligan v. Jamco Dev. Corp., 108 F.3d 246 , 250 (9th Cir.1997) (Fan-Housing Act provides a private right of action for an “aggrieved person” subjected to “an alleged discriminatory housing practice” (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)); Wiley v. County of San Diego, 19 Cal.4th 532 , 79 Cal.Rptr.2d 672 , 966 P.2d…