Cases and Settlements

The New York City Commission on Human Rights recently announced a settlement with a housing management company controlling 100 buildings with 5,000 units citywide, which had been charged with discriminating against applicants based on their race, color, and national origin by denying housing to...

HUD recently announced that the owners and agent of an New York apartment complex have agreed to pay $15,000 to settle allegations that they refused to allow a woman with mental disabilities to keep an assistance animal.

Federal fair housing law prohibits housing providers from denying or...

The owners and managers of a Las Vegas community recently agreed to settle a HUD complaint alleging that the on-site manager denied a request to move a married couple with disabilities to a first-floor unit.

Federal fair housing law prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and...

HUD recently announced that it has charged a New Jersey property owner with housing discrimination for allegedly refusing to rent an apartment to an African-American woman because of her race. HUD’s charge further alleged that the owner used racial slurs in a text message he sent to the...