The owner and management company of a Kansas City, Mo., community recently agreed to pay $20,000 to resolve allegations they illegally refused to grant the request of a resident with disabilities to have a live-in caretaker.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan and the Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan recently sent a letter to the Inkster Housing Commission to halt the eviction proceedings against a pregnant woman facing eviction because she reported incidents of domestic violence to police....
The owner and manager of a 22-unit apartment complex in Westchester County, N.Y., have agreed to pay $92,000 to settle a lawsuit accusing them of housing discrimination against African Americans, according to an announcement by Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District...
A Michigan landlord recently agreed to pay $20,000 to settle allegations of discrimination based on familial status against a mother and her two children, according to an announcement by the Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan.
The Justice Department recently announced court approval of a fair housing settlement in which the owners and operators of a 902-unit community in Reno, Nev., will pay $167,000 to resolve a lawsuit alleging discrimination against persons with disabilities who use assistance animals.
Officials in a New Jersey township have voted to approve a settlement in a controversial fair housing case, only weeks before the U.S. Supreme Court was due to hear arguments in the case, according to news reports.
At issue is whether the Fair Housing Act (FHA) bans discrimination based...
The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) recently filed a housing discrimination complaint with federal and state authorities accusing an Arkansas community of refusing to rent to Latinos and discriminating in the conditions or terms of rental based on national origin and/or race. The community...
The Iowa Civil Rights Commission recently announced a settlement with the owner, builder, architect, and management company of a multifamily housing complex after its testing revealed alleged violations of design and construction accessibility requirements under federal and state law.
The Justice Department recently filed a lawsuit alleging that the Housing Authority for the City of Ruston, La., has engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination against African-American applicants and residents in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act.
HUD recently charged the owners of a West Virginia mobile home community with discriminating against a resident with a disability by refusing his request to keep his emotional support animal. Federal fair housing law requires housing providers to make reasonable accommodations in their rules,...
The owners of two New Jersey apartment buildings recently agreed to pay $21,000 to resolve allegations of housing discrimination against African-American prospects.
The Justice Department recently filed a lawsuit accusing the owners, builders, and designers of an eight-unit rental complex in Helena, Mont., with violating fair housing law by designing and building the complex with barriers that make it inaccessible to persons with disabilities.
