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The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights Board of Commissioners recently announced a $42,000 conciliation agreement resulting from a disability discrimination complaint in violation of federal and state law. The complaint was made by the Lexington Fair Housing Council, which claimed that a housing community was inaccessible to people with disabilities in a number of its design elements.
Last week, the former owner and managers of an 84-unit community in Iowa agreed to a $95,000 settlement to resolve allegations of sexual harassment in violation of the Fair Housing Act, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
Late last month, the owners of a New Orleans 16-unit community agreed to pay $70,000 to settle allegations that they unlawfully denied housing to African-American prospective renters in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act.
The owners and managers of an Arizona community recently agreed to pay $227,500 to resolve allegations of discrimination against an Egyptian couple based on race, national origin, and religion under the Arizona Fair Housing Act. In announcing the settlement, Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne said that it was the largest settlement of a fair housing lawsuit in the Civil Rights Division’s history.
The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission recently ordered a Berks County man to pay $13,875 for illegally harassing his neighbor based on her race and disability. The order took effect July 26.
The resident, who is African American, filed a complaint with the commission, alleging that her neighbor repeatedly harassed her based on her race and disability. When the neighbor failed to answer the complaint, the commission held him liable for illegal discrimination.
The Ohio Civil Rights Commission and Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine recently announced the settlement of a discrimination claim against the developers, designers, owners, and builders of several Cleveland residential rental communities. Officials say that the settlement agreement substantially increases the availability of accessible housing opportunities in downtown Cleveland for persons with mobility limitations.
HUD recently announced that an online advertiser has agreed to pay $15,000 to settle claims that it violated the Fair Housing Act when it posted ads on its Web sites that discriminated against families with children.
May 2011: Earlier this month, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) charged a Las Vegas homeowners association and its property management company with discrimination against families with children by restricting its housing to persons who are 55 and older. Specifically, HUD’s charge alleges that the homeowners association and its management company did not take the proper steps required to make the community’s age restriction legal.
May 2011: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently filed a lawsuit against the owners, developers, and design professionals involved in the design and construction of nine multifamily housing complexes in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Tennessee. Together, the communities include more than 2,000 units, including more than 800 ground-floor units that are required by the Fair Housing Act to contain accessible features. Eight of the complexes contain leasing offices that are required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to contain accessible features.
March 2011: Earlier this month, a federal court ordered the former property managers of a South Dakota apartment complex to pay a total of $30,000 in civil penalties for racial discrimination against three families, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Late last year, the former owner of the complex and one of its principals paid $30,000 to settle the government’s fair housing claims against them in the case.
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