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HUD recently charged the owners of a three-bedroom duplex in Wisconsin with discrimination for refusing to rent to a family because they have children.
The Fair Housing Act makes it unlawful to deny or limit housing because a family has children under the age of 18 and to make statements that discriminate against families with children.
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 financing of dwellings, and in other housing-related transactions, based on disability. This includes refusing to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices, or services or facilities related to housing.
HUD recently charged the owner of a Tennessee mobile home park with discrimination for allegedly pressuring two female residents, a same-sex couple, to perform sexual favors for him instead of paying rent.
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 woman informing her that she didn’t get the apartment.
The Fair Housing Act makes it illegal to deny housing to someone because of his or her race or color.
Several housing providers, realtors, and rental agents recently agreed pay a total of $40,000 to settle three unrelated claims of alleged income-based discrimination, according to an announcement by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey.
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