Last week, the former owner and managers of an 84-unit community in Iowa agreed to a $95,000 settlement to resolve allegations of sexual harassment in violation of the Fair Housing Act, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
Late last month, the owners of a New Orleans 16-unit community agreed to pay $70,000 to settle allegations that they unlawfully denied housing to African-American prospective renters in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act.
The owners and managers of an Arizona community recently agreed to pay $227,500 to resolve allegations of discrimination against an Egyptian couple based on race, national origin, and religion under the Arizona Fair Housing Act. In announcing the settlement, Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne...
The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission recently ordered a Berks County man to pay $13,875 for illegally harassing his neighbor based on her race and disability. The order took effect July 26.
The resident, who is African American, filed a complaint with the commission, alleging that...
The Ohio Civil Rights Commission and Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine recently announced the settlement of a discrimination claim against the developers, designers, owners, and builders of several Cleveland residential rental communities. Officials say that the settlement agreement...
HUD recently announced that an online advertiser has agreed to pay $15,000 to settle claims that it violated the Fair Housing Act when it posted ads on its Web sites that discriminated against families with children.
May 2011: Earlier this month, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) charged a Las Vegas homeowners association and its property management company with discrimination against families with children by restricting its housing to persons who are 55 and older. Specifically, HUD...
May 2011: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently filed a lawsuit against the owners, developers, and design professionals involved in the design and construction of nine multifamily housing complexes in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Tennessee. Together, the communities include more than 2,...
March 2011: A federal court recently ordered a Michigan property owner and his former manager to pay a total of $82,500 in civil penalties—on top of the $115,000 jury verdict previously awarded—in a sexual harassment case under the Fair Housing Act, according to the U.S. Department...
March 2011: Earlier this month, a federal court ordered the former property managers of a South Dakota apartment complex to pay a total of $30,000 in civil penalties for racial discrimination against three families, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Late last year, the former owner of...
February 2011: Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that an Alabama community owner and his employees agreed to pay more than $15,000 to settle a lawsuit claiming that they violated the Fair Housing Act (FHA) by making discriminatory statements against African-American...
January 2011: Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a $1.25 million settlement with the owner and managers of a 196-unit Alabama community to resolve allegations that it violated fair housing law by refusing to grant a resident’s requests for a reasonable accommodation. The...
