Cases and Settlements

HUD Claims NY Condo Complex Isn't Accessible to Persons with Disabilities

September 24, 2019    

HUD recently charged housing professionals based in New York, Pennsylvania, and Georgia with discrimination for failing to design and construct a 40-unit condominium development in Brooklyn, N.Y., to comply with the accessibility requirements of federal fair housing law.

Massachusetts Landlord Accused of Subjecting Women to Sexual Harassment

September 24, 2019    

The Justice Department recently filed a lawsuit alleging that female residents of rental properties in Massachusetts were subjected to sexual harassment and retaliation, in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act.

The lawsuit alleged that from at least 2009 through the present, the...

Idaho Landlord Pays $15K to Settle Claims of Discrimination Against Families

September 24, 2019    

The owners and managers of a single-family rental home in Idaho recently agreed to pay $15,000 to settle allegations that they violated fair housing law by refusing to rent the large home to a married couple because they have more than four children.

The federal Fair Housing Act makes it...

New York Landlord Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

August 21, 2019    

The Justice Department recently announced that the owner and manager of rental properties in New York will be obligated to pay $850,000 in damages and civil penalties to resolve two fair housing lawsuits alleging that he sexually harassed numerous female applicants and residents for nearly three...

Vegas RE Firm Settles Dispute Over Supervision of Children Playing Outside

August 21, 2019    

HUD recently approved a settlement between a resident and the owner and manager of a Las Vegas community to resolve allegations of discrimination against families with children by allegedly denying unsupervised children's access to the property's common areas.

New Jersey Condo Community Pays $30K to Settle Dog Dispute

August 21, 2019    

A New Jersey condo association recently agreed to pay $30,000 to resolve allegations of discrimination against a resident with disabilities by denying her the right to have a dog as an assistance animal.

The settlement is the result of a 2018 charge that HUD filed against the community,...

NY Landlord Pays $400K to Settle Sexual Harassment Claim

July 24, 2019    

A settlement was recently reached on behalf of a fair housing organization and eight women who accused an Oswego, N.Y., landlord of demanding sexual favors as a condition of tenancy. Under the settlement, the landlord will be permanently barred from managing rental properties and will be...

Texas Landlords Charged with Race Discrimination

July 24, 2019    

HUD recently charged a Texas couple with violating fair housing law by refusing to lease a room to a prospective tenant because she’s black.

NY Owner and Manager Charged with Barring Child’s Assistance Animal

July 24, 2019    

HUD recently charged a New York property owner and manager with housing discrimination for allegedly refusing to allow a mother to have an assistance animal for her son and retaliating against the family for exercising their fair housing rights.

Owner of California Rental Properties Sued for Sexual Harassment

June 18, 2019    

The Justice Department recently announced that it has filed a lawsuit alleging that the owner of residential rental housing in California violated fair housing law by subjecting female residents to sexual harassment and retaliation.

Idaho Landlords Charged with Discriminating Against Families with Children

June 18, 2019    

HUD recently charged the owners and manager of a rental home in Idaho with violating fair housing law by refusing to rent the home to a married couple because they have children.

The Fair Housing Act makes it unlawful to deny or limit housing because a family has children under the age of...

California Community Settles Dispute Over Emotional Support Cat

June 18, 2019    

Last month, the owners and managers of a 172-unit California community settled allegations that they discriminated against a family on the basis of disability when they denied the family’s request for a reasonable accommodation for an emotional support cat.