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A Massachusetts real estate company recently agreed to settle HUD complaints alleging that the company and its agents violated fair housing law by discouraging families with children from renting over concerns that the units might contain lead-based paint hazards. A fair housing organization filed the complaints, claiming that when prospective renters responded to online ads placed by the company, its agents discouraged families with children from applying.