The owner, builder, architect, and manager of a Seattle community recently agreed to a settlement with HUD to resolve allegations of disability discrimination by failing to design and construct the 56-unit complex in a way that meets the accessibility requirements of the Fair Housing Act (FHA...
A national real estate company, which controls more than 64,000 units in 15 states, recently agreed to pay $175,000 to settle allegations that its communities in Texas and Georgia denied housing to deaf people. HUD announced that it negotiated the agreement between the Greensboro, N.C.-based...
A Colorado community has agreed to build a $10,000 accessible playground as part of a settlement with HUD to resolve allegations of housing discrimination by refusing to allow children to play outside.
Last fall, HUD filed the complaint, alleging that the community unfairly restricted the...
Federal officials recently filed suit against a major real estate developer based in New York City for allegedly developing rental apartment buildings that are inaccessible to persons with disabilities.
A Florida community recently settled a fair housing complaint filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of an alleged domestic violence survivor. According to the complaint, the community refused to rent to the woman unless she provided her children's Social Security numbers,...
Earlier this week, the Justice Department announced court approval of its settlement with the city of New Orleans regarding a housing discrimination lawsuit.
Under the settlement, the city agreed to permit the conversion of a former nursing home into 40 units of affordable housing. Half...
The owners and managers of a 49-unit community in Santa Monica, Calif., recently agreed to settle complaints filed by a group of disabled residents with Section 8 vouchers. In complaints to city officials and the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA), the residents accused the community of...
A Virginia-based retirement community is facing a HUD complaint alleging that its policies on the use of motorized mobility devices amounts to illegal housing discrimination against people with physical disabilities.
A Michigan landlord recently agreed to settle a discrimination claim based on familial status for allegedly denying housing to the mother of a teenager.
The complaint, filed with the assistance of the Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan, claimed that the landlord showed the prospect...
The Justice Department recently accused the owner and managers of a 126-space mobile home park in Illinois of violating fair housing law by discriminating against African Americans and families with children.
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently announced a major settlement agreement to resolve allegations of harassment and intimidation of mainly Spanish-speaking immigrant residents in nearly 1,800 units in 49 buildings in New York City.
The Justice Department recently announced that a Texas community has agreed to pay $317,000 to settle a fair housing lawsuit alleging discrimination against persons of Middle Eastern and South Asian descent.
