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Two Massachusetts property owners have agreed to pay $23,000 to resolve allegations of housing discrimination and credit reporting violations, according to a recent announcement by Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley.
The owner and property manager of a rental community on Long Island, N.Y., recently agreed to pay $165,000 to settle a fair housing case alleging racial discrimination, according to an announcement by ERASE Racism, a New-York based fair housing advocacy group.
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).
The FHA requires that multifamily dwellings constructed for first occupancy after March 13, 1991, contain certain features, including accessible common areas, bathrooms, kitchens, and doors, and environmental controls that can be reached by persons who use wheelchairs.
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 company and three fair housing organizations: the National Fair Housing Alliance, the Austin Tenants’ Council, and the National Association of the Deaf.
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 activities of children. According to HUD, the community’s monthly newsletter set the following rule:
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, which the ACLU said would endanger her family by revealing their location to their alleged abuser.
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 units in the new complex will be designated as permanent supportive housing and will be reserved for formerly homeless persons with disabilities. In addition, the settlement commits the city to developing additional supportive housing for 350 persons with disabilities over the next three years.
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 harassment, fair housing, and privacy violations, including:
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.
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