A New Jersey landlord recently agreed to pay $5,000 to settle allegations that he refused to rent to a prospect after she expressed her intention to pay her rent using federal Section 8 housing vouchers, according to an announcement by New Jersey Acting Attorney General Robert Lougy and the...
HUD recently charged the owner and managers of a New York community for allegedly discriminating against people with disabilities who required the use of assistance animals.
Federal fair housing law prohibits communities from denying or limiting housing to persons with disabilities; the...
HUD recently charged the owners and managers of a Kansas community for allegedly discriminating against a resident with disabilities by not renewing her lease, sending her a notice containing discriminatory statements about her disability, and retaliating against her for filing a previous fair...
The owner of a Virginia community has agreed to pay $40,000 to settle a fair housing case for allegedly refusing to accept Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) as income, according to a recent announcement by Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Virginia, Inc. (HOME). In its HUD complaint...
The Justice Department recently announced that the owners and developers of 71 multifamily housing communities in four states have agreed to pay $350,000 to settle claims that they violated federal fair housing law by building apartment complexes that were inaccessible to persons with...
The Justice Department recently sued a West Virginia man, who owned and managed rental property with his late wife, for allegedly subjecting female residents to egregious sexual harassment and retaliation in violation of federal fair housing law. The husband is currently incarcerated, serving up...
HUD recently announced a settlement agreement with Baltimore County, Md., to expand affordable housing in higher opportunity areas throughout the county. The settlement will serve as a catalyst to promote housing mobility and to assist the county and its surrounding areas in developing...
The owner and operator of a Florida mobile home park has agreed to pay $60,000 to resolve allegations that it discriminated against African Americans, according to a recent announcement by the Justice Department.
HUD recently announced that a group of Connecticut landlords has agreed to resolve complaints alleging discrimination against families with children. According to the complaint, the owners and their on-site property manager allegedly refused to rent a two-bedroom apartment to a single mother and...
Kent State University recently agreed to settle a fair housing case filed by the Justice Department alleging that the university had maintained a policy of not allowing students with psychological disabilities to keep emotional support animals in university-operated student housing. Under the...
The Justice Department recently filed a fair housing complaint against a 1,144-unit cooperative apartment complex in Brooklyn, N.Y., for allegedly refusing to allow residents with disabilities to keep emotional support animals.
A Massachusetts real estate company recently agreed to settle HUD complaints alleging that the company and its agents violated fair housing law by discouraging families with children from renting over concerns that the units might contain lead-based paint hazards. A fair housing organization...
