The owners and operators of seven Michigan communities recently agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging that they discriminated against families with children by prohibiting them from renting one-bedroom units. Under the settlement, the communities agreed to pay $20,000 into a settlement fund, along...
The Justice Department recently announced a $200,000 settlement with a company that owns and operates dozens of on-base and off-base military housing communities in California based on allegations that it unlawfully evicted active-duty servicemembers and their families in violation of the...
The owners and manager of a Colorado community recently agreed to pay $75,000 to settle a fair housing case alleging discrimination against families with children, according to an announcement by the Justice Department. Based on testing conducted by a local fair housing organization, the...
The Springfield Housing Authority in Massachusetts recently agreed to settle allegations of discrimination against an 82-year-old deaf resident, who allegedly did not receive the same access to communications as individuals without disabilities. The housing authority was accused of refusing to...
Fair housing advocates in Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio recently filed a fair housing complaint against a large regional property management company, alleging systemic discrimination against families with children across 20 properties evaluated in three states. The lawsuit accused the Indianapolis...
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman recent announced a settlement requiring the owners of a community in Plattsburgh, N.Y., to stop denying assistance animals to disabled residents.
A real estate developer and an architect in Ohio recently agreed to pay $160,000 to settle allegations that they violated the Fair Housing Act by designing and constructing two neighboring condominium complexes with a variety of features that made them inaccessible to persons with disabilities,...
A HUD Administrative Law Judge recently ruled against a Minnesota property manager accused of refusing to rent to prospects because of their disabilities. The judge ordered the manager to pay $27,000 to the prospects, $16,000 as a civil penalty, and $1,000 in other court sanctions.
The Seattle Office for Civil Rights (SOCR) recently filed charges against 23 property owners after its latest round of fair housing testing allegedly showed that prospective renters experienced different treatment from Seattle landlords based on familial status, disability, and use of a federal...
Three real estate brokerage firms operating in New York City, Nassau County, and Westchester County recently settled fair housing claims alleging discrimination against prospects with Section 8 housing vouchers, according to a recent announcement by New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman...
HUD recently announced that it has reached a $630,000 agreement with a group of Illinois property owners and a management company using rental screening policies that prevented applicants with mental disabilities from living in a supportive living complex that the group owned. The community was...
HUD recently announced that it has won an important appeal in a fair housing case against a Puerto Rico condominium association for discriminating against a resident with disabilities by refusing to allow him to keep an emotional support animal.
