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By News Desk, on September 1st, 2011
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that New Orleans landlords Betty Bouchon, the Bouchon Limited Family Partnership and Sapphire Corp., have agreed to pay $70,000 in damages and civil penalties to settle a lawsuit alleging they unlawfully denied housing to African-American prospective renters at a 16-unit apartment building located in New Orleans. The settlement
Continue reading… Justice Department Obtains $70,000 Settlement in Housing Discrimination Lawsuit Against New Orleans Landlords
By News Desk, on October 20th, 2010
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit last week against the owner and manager of Royal Arms Apartments, a 26-unit apartment building in Ravenna, Ohio, for violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating on the basis of familial status in the rental of apartments.
The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern
Continue reading… Justice Department Files Fair Housing Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination at Royal Arms Apartment Complex in Ohio
By News Desk, on October 1st, 2010
A federal district judge in Shreveport, La., has found that Reggie Collier, a Louisiana landowner, violated the Fair Housing Act by interfering with the sale of a home based on the perceived race of the buyer, the Justice Department announced today. The court ordered Collier to pay a
Continue reading… Court Finds Shreveport, La., Landlord Denied Housing on the Basis of Race
By News Desk, on August 7th, 2010
A federal jury in Detroit yesterday returned a $115,000 verdict against an Ypsilanti, Mich., man for sexually harassing female tenants in his capacity as a property manager, the Justice Department announced today. The jury also found the property owner and his company liable for the illegal harassment.
The lawsuit, filed
Continue reading… Jury Awards $115,000 to Victims of Housing Discrimination
By Dennis Norman, on November 3rd, 2009
Justice Department Obtains Record $2.725 Million Settlement of Housing Discrimination Lawsuit
WASHINGTON– The Justice Department announced today the largest monetary payment ever obtained by the department in the settlement of a case alleging housing discrimination in the rental of apartments. Los Angeles apartment owner Donald T. Sterling has agreed to pay $2.725 million to settle allegations
Continue reading… Record Settlement for Housing Discrimination
By Dennis Norman, on August 10th, 2009
Dennis Norman
By: Dennis Norman
When we speak of discrimination in housing it seems many people think of it only in terms of discrimination based upon race. However, landlords and property managers need to remember that the Federal Fair Housing Laws that make it illegal to discriminate in housing based upon race also make it illegal to discriminate
Continue reading… Property managers; fair housing laws protect people with disabilities too
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