The owner and operator of a 224-unit multifamily housing complex in Massachusetts recently agreed to pay up to $70,000 to resolve allegations of housing discrimination based on race and national origin, according to an announcement by the Justice Department.
The owners of a California community recently agreed to pay $40,000 to resolve allegations of disability discrimination in violation of state fair housing law, according to an announcement by the state’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH).
HUD recently charged a group of New Hampshire landlords with housing discrimination for allegedly denying families with children the opportunity to rent certain apartments. HUD alleged that the owner of a 192-unit apartment complex and its on-site manager engaged in housing discrimination by...
HUD recently announced that the owner and manager of a California apartment complex has settled allegations of discrimination against residents based on their national origin and familial status. Among other things, the community’s manager was accused of making discriminatory statements...
HUD recently announced that the owners and manager of four Nevada rental communities have agreed to settle allegations of housing discrimination against prospective tenants with disabilities who require assistance animals.
Federal fair housing law prohibits housing providers from denying...
A federal jury recently returned a $37,343 verdict against a Montana landlord for charging a resident with physical and psychiatric disabilities $1,000 to have a service animal, according to the Justice Department.
The lawsuit alleged that the owner and manager of rental properties in...
Fish & Richardson recently announced that together with the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, it has helped win a $3.2 million award in a housing discrimination class action lawsuit filed on behalf of 180 disabled individuals against the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Clara (HACSC...
The Justice Department recently sued the owners and operators of a Kansas community comprised of 16 one-bedroom units, alleging that they violated the Fair Housing Act on the basis of familial status.
In a lawsuit filed last week, fair housing advocates accused a D.C.-based residential property management firm with violating the D.C. Human Rights Act and the federal Fair Housing Act for discriminatory rental practices.
A U.S. district judge recently ruled that a Colorado landlord’s refusal to rent to a lesbian couple, one of whom is transgender, violates federal fair housing law. The ruling is the first in which a court has extended protections to people based on their sexual orientation or gender...
The owners and manager of three Washington communities are facing claims accusing them of violating fair housing law by refusing to rent their apartments to families with children.
In Washington State, five rental housing companies have agreed to settle allegations that they violated federal and state fair housing law by applying blanket bans on tenants with a past felony, according to a statement by State Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s office.
