HUD recently charged the current and former owners and managers of a 61-unit complex in Texas with violating fair housing law by imposing overly restrictive rules on children under 16 who lived there. Federal fair housing law prohibits housing discrimination based on familial status, including...
The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) recently announced a settlement in a lawsuit alleging disability discrimination in the design and construction of a Virginia community.
The lawsuit, filed by NFHA and Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Virginia, Inc. (HOME), alleged that owners,...
The owners and operators of a Wisconsin mobile home park recently agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a Justice Department lawsuit alleging that they unlawfully excluded families with children from significant portions of their 230-lot mobile home park.
The Justice Department recently filed a lawsuit against the owners and manager of a 28-unit apartment complex in Colorado, accusing them of housing discrimination against families with children. The complaint alleged that the community implemented a policy of generally not allowing families with...
The owner of rental property in Washington has agreed to a settlement to resolve allegations of race discrimination, according to a recent announcement by Attorney General Bob Ferguson.
State officials began an investigation after a resident complained that the manager towed cars...
The Justice Department recently announced a settlement in a fair housing case alleging disability discrimination in the design and construction of three communities, including a senior housing complex, in New York.
The Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) recently announced a $172,000 settlement in a lawsuit accusing the owners and managers of a Louisiana community of race discrimination.
The Justice Department recently announced a settlement in a fair housing case alleging that the owners and managers of an Illinois continuing care retirement community discriminated against residents with disabilities based on its policies governing use of its dining facilities.
The owners and managers of a New Orleans community recently agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) on behalf of a client who was allegedly threatened with eviction after an incidence of domestic abuse in her apartment. The complaint...
HUD recently accused the owners and managers of a high-rise complex in New York City with violating fair housing law by refusing to allow a resident with disabilities to have an emotional support animal. Federal fair housing law requires housing providers to make reasonable accommodations in...
A New-York based property management company recently agreed to settle fair housing claims alleging discrimination against families with children based on enforcement of occupancy standards in five properties in three states.
The University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) and the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska recently agreed to pay $140,000 to two former students to settle a fair housing lawsuit involving assistance animals in student housing.
