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A shareholder-tenant of the NYC co-op kept a series of parrots in her apartment. In 2015 she acquired a new parrot that neighbors complained was particularly noisy. The landlord co-op corporation sent the tenant a number of letters warning her about the noise as a violation of her proprietary lease and house rules prohibiting excessive noise ...
HUD recently announced that it has charged a landlord and its property managers in Manchester, N.H. with violating the Fair Housing Act by retaliating, threatening, or interfering with a tenant’s fair housing rights.
The NYC Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) recently announced the largest civil rights settlement in that city’s history for a housing discrimination case. The settlement, against Parkchester Preservation Management, will hold the company accountable for discriminating against voucher holders.
HUD recently announced that it has entered into a Conciliation Agreement with Michigan landlord resolving allegations that it denied housing to a woman because of her disability and status as a survivor under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The woman alleged that the landlord didn’t respond to her rental application due to her vision impairment and because she revealed a past tenancy was terminated due to experiencing dating violence and stalking.
HUD recently announced that it has entered into a Voluntary Compliance Agreement (VCA) with HUD-funded Tennessee housing providers that will pay $50,000 in compensation to the aggrieved parties. The VCA resolves findings of noncompliance related to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as findings of noncompliance related to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
HUD recently charged a Montana landlord and property manager for retaliating against a tenant for exercising her fair housing rights. The retaliatory behavior included coercion, intimidation, threats, or interference in violation of Section 818 of the Fair Housing Act. The Fair Housing Act prohibits retaliating against anyone for exercising their fair housing rights, as well as coercing, intimidating, threatening, or interfering with someone’s exercise of those rights.
In New York City, a woman with a Section 8 voucher recently sued real estate firm Douglas Elliman and 35 of its agents “for failing to help her find low incoming housing.” The lawsuit, filed in federal court, claims she sent emails to the agents asking for help finding Section 8 housing. She claims they violated the Fair Housing Act by failing to respond or not providing adequate help (Newkirk v. Douglas Elliman, Inc. et al).
A nonprofit housing group sued real estate agents, brokerage firms, property management companies, and landlords, claiming intentional and willful source of income discrimination in violation of New York City and New York State Human Rights Laws.
After using testers to investigate, the group found that the defendants refused to accept CityFHEPS vouchers for apartment rentals. The group claimed that it was injured by having to expend resources to investigate and to respond to these discriminatory practices.
HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) recently announced a $3 million settlement regarding a complaint about housing discrimination against families with children. The complaint was brought against a California property management company and more than 30 apartment complex owners.
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