The complaint, filed on November 7, 2002, alleged the owner, developer, architect, and site engineer of Green Valley Country Club Apartments in Henderson, Nevada discriminated on the basis of disability by failing to design and construct a complex that is accessible to persons with disabilities under the Fair Housing Act. ), a Fair Housing Act election and pattern or practice case. Wis.). The settlement also requires HACB to pay $1,500,000 to those hurt by its discriminatory practices and a $25,000 civil penalty to the United States. According to the complaint, Defendant Guy Emery told the son he would not rent to her because he did not want the liability of her slipping on the ice and getting injured. United States v. Fernando L. Sumaza & Co., Inc. (D. A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. 83 (1981), without reference to more recent discrimination cases or the two more recent versions of Schwemm's work. The complaint, filed by the United States and the United States Attorney's Office on December 20, 2016, alleged that the City of Jacksonville violated the Fair Housing Act and Americans with Disabilities Act when it refused to allow the development of housing for individuals with disabilities in its Springfield neighborhood. FTC v. Capital City Mortgage Corp., No. ), United States v. B & S Properties of St. Bernard L.L.C. Under the consent order Defendant must pay $3,000 in damages to the servicemember and his wife, pay a civil penalty of $500 to the United States, report to the United States on SCRA compliance, and refrain from engaging in future SCRA violations. The agreement also requires that the defendant implement nondiscriminatory application and rental procedures at the park, undergo fair-housing training and provide periodic reports to the department. In denying the motion, the court agreed with our argument that (1) assuming this to be true, it would not affect our entitlement to recover under an intentional discrimination theory, and (2) whether Unity House complied with the state law involves disputed issues of fact. Below is a list of U.S. Supreme Court cases involving fair housing and housing discrimination, including links to the full text of the U.S. Supreme Court decisions. In general, when someone prevails with a housing discrimination complaint, the following types of remedies and penalties are available: Court orders or injunctions to stop the illegal discrimination. On November 16, 2018, the United States Attorneys Office filed a statement of interest in Onuoha v. Facebook (N.D. (2003). Mich.), alleging that the City of Troy violated the substantial burden and equal terms provisions of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). The complaint,which was filed on April 30, 2015, alleged the owner of the Royal Park Apartments, an eight-building multi-family residential complex with 224 units in North Attleboro, Massachusetts violated the Fair Housing Act by steering families with children into certain buildings, floors, and units. The defendants have agreed to pay $400,000 in monetary damages to aggrieved persons, a $50,000 civil penalty. ), United States v. Stone Legacy Corp. (W.D. The case was referred to the Division after the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) received a complaint, conducted an investigation and issued a charge of discrimination. On March 26, 2019, the United States filed aStatement of InterestinChristian Fellowship Centers of New York, Inc. v. Village of Canton, NY(N.D.N.Y. Tex.). United States v. JPI Construction, LP (N.D. As part of the Citys settlement with the department, the City has amended its zoning code to better comply with federal anti-discrimination laws, including removing restrictions that apply to housing for persons with disabilities and implementing a reasonable accommodation policy. United States v. American Honda Finance Corporation (C.D. ), United States v. Stealth Investments, LLC (D. Idaho), United States v. Stevens and Anstine d/b/a Knollwood Partners (E.D. Cal. 42 USC 1981a (c). The settlement agreement requires PHH to pay $750,000 in damages to the servicemembers ($125,000 per servicemember). United States v. Nistler (D. Mont) (Nistler II), United States v. Nixon State Bank (W.D. Tex.). that Part examines the relationship between the size of the award and such factors as the type of housing involved, the family and employment status of the plaintiff, and the . A prior partial consent decree, entered on February 13, 2017, resolved allegations against the developers of the property and provided for standard injunctive relief, compliance surveys for two additional properties developed by the defendants, retrofits of non-compliant features, payments of $175,000-$500,000 to aggrieved persons, and a $45,000 civil penalty. The case was referred to the Division after the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) received a complaint, conducted an investigation and issued a charge of discrimination. Ark.). Thecomplaint, which was filed on January 19, 2001, alleged that a developer and an architect failed to design and construct a 226-unit apartment complex in Greenville, North Carolina, with the features of accessible and adaptable design required by the Fair Housing Act. Research has found that the experience of discriminationwhen perceived as suchcan lead to a cascade of stress-related emotional, physical, and behavioral changes. The complaint, filed on May 18, 2015, alleged that the owners and managers of an apartment complex in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota placed undue conditions on a woman's request to live with her assistance animal and then refused to renew her lease in violation of the Fair Housing Act. United States v. Makowsky Construction Company (W.D. The court held that the City of Springfield, Illinois engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination, in violation of the Fair Housing Act (FHA), by imposing a 600-foot spacing rule on group homes of five or fewer persons with disabilities, but not on comparable homes of non-disabled persons. Tex. The Division's investigation revealed that F & K had promulgated and posted a policy in its clubs prohibiting head coverings with the exception of cowboy hats and baseball caps. On August 13, 2019, the court entered a consent order resolving United States v. Dyersburg Apartments, Ltd. (W.D. The complaint, which was filed on December 23, 2015, alleged that a housing cooperative in Brooklyn, New York refused to allow three residents, including an Army combat veteran with PTSD, to live with their emotional support dogs, and then retaliated against them for exercising their fair housing rights. Discrimination in housing is defined as any type of discrimination that occurs when a person attempts to purchase, rent, or lease a home. The complaint alleges that the owner and property manager Matthew Adam Properties of a 232-unit housing cooperative in New York, NY violated the Fair Housing Act by refusing to allow a tenant with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder to keep an emotional support beagle in his unit. at pp. United States v. Gentle Manor Estates, LLC (N.D. ), United States v. Wallschlaeger (S.D. The case was referred to the Division after the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) received a complaint from Metro Fair Housing, conducted an investigation, and issued a charge of discrimination. Despite the federal housing discrimination law designed to protect vulnerable groups, rising living costs make it difficult for too many people to keep a roof over their heads. The case was referred to the Division after the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) received a complaint, conducted an investigation, and issued a charge of discrimination. Bruno is currently incarcerated on charges arising out of his exploitation of minor female children of tenants. The consent orderrequired the bank to provide $55 million in loans at below market rates to the areas that it refused to service previously and to implement a non-discriminatory lending policy. 30 98-237 (JHG/AK) (D.D.C. United States v. The Bigelow Group, Inc. (N.D. Ill.), United States v. Blackpipe State Bank (D. The law certainly stands as a bold and optimistic proclamation. Ill.), United States v. Urbana MHP, LLC (S.D. Housing Act by engaging in a pattern or practice of sexual harassment against tenants and housing applicants since at least 2005. Mich.), United States v. Davis d/b/a Kokoamos Island Bar & Grill (E.D. 1974). (S.D.N.Y. Ohio), United States, NFHA & LIHS v. Uvaydov (E.D.N.Y. The case was handled by the Departments Housing and Civil Enforcement Section within the Civil Rights Division. Miss. Three of the apartment complexes are located in Athens, Georgia; two are located in Statesboro, Georgia; and one is located in Greenville, North Carolina. d/b/a Selma Comfort Inn (S.D. This practice, called redlining, effectively limits housing options for people of color and creates segregated communities. Terms of use | United States v. Silverstein Properties, Inc. EMOTIONAL HARM IN HOUSING DISCRIMINATION CASES: A NEW LOOK AT A LINGERING PROBLEM Victor M. Goode* and Conrad A. Johnson** INTRODUCTION With the United States Supreme Court's condemnation of legal segregation in Brown v. Board of Education' in 1954, and a vigor-ous civil rights movement that led to the passage of the 1964 Civil In Fair Housing Act cases, emotional distress caused by housing discrimination is a compensable injury. (W.D.N.Y. On February 22, 2008, the United States filed a brief as amicus curiae to address legal issues raised by defendants, without taking a position on the merits of the summary judgment motion. The defendants, Wilmark Development Co., Mark Schmidt Construction, and WLW of Nevada, Inc., have agreed to pay a total of $718,000 to make the complex accessible to persons with disabilities. ), United States v. Reeves & Red Oaks Assisted Living, Inc. (D. Alaska), United States v. Regent Court Apartments, LLC (E.D. FROM $25,000 TO $95,000 . The complaint, which was filed on September 12, 2001, alleged that Defendants Victoria and Floyd Madsen, owners of Pioneer Village Mobile Home Park in Weiser, Idaho, violated the Fair Housing Act by refusing to rent a mobile home space to a woman and her adult son, on the basis of his mental disability; and that defendant Victoria Madsen made statements indicating that she did not want tenants with mental disabilities. On September 15, 1998, the jury found liability against Danny LeBlanc and awarded Gene Lewis no compensatory damages, but $10,000 in punitive damages. Cal.). The Fair Housing Amendments Act, enacted in 1988, expanded the Act's coverage to include people with disabilities and families with children. Racial discrimination in housing is not only morally wrong, but it also perpetuates socioeconomic disparities between racial groups. The consent order also provides for extensive injunctive relief, including fair housing training, reporting requirements, and the resignation of the president of the condominium board. The case was handled by the Departments Civil Rights Division and the United States Attorneys Office of the Eastern District of Michigan. On June 28, 2000, the United States signed a settlement agreement with a real estate company settling our allegations that one of its former agents violated the Fair Housing Act on the basis of race by engaging in a pattern or practice of discrimination in the sale of a dwelling. The case was remanded to the District Court. Ind. Centannis alleged conduct includes, among other things, demanding sexual favors like oral sex to get or keep housing, offering housing benefits like reduced rent in exchange for sexual favors, touching tenants and applicants in a way that was sexual and unwelcome, making unwelcome sexual comments and advances to tenants and applicants, and initiating or threatening to initiate eviction actions against tenants who objected to or refused his sexual advances. The Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Central District of California are handling the case jointly. Verify that the taxpayer reported taxable amounts at gross rather than reporting them net The fact that people with disabilities face discrimination in the housing market, and that health care services available to them are often inadequate, speaks volumes about the necessary changes that must be implemented. Among other relief, the settlement agreements with defendants Omar Alcaraz, Araceli Castro, Oralia Gutierrez, Hortencia Leon, Raul Luna, Elena Ramirez, and David Spieker and Spieker Law Office, establish more than $148,000 in a restitution fund to reimburse victims for fees the defendants collected as part of their predatory scheme. The defendants will also undergo fair-housing training, and comply with record-keeping and reporting requirements. (S.D.N.Y. Md. Ind.). (D. The defendant is also enjoined from further discrimination based on gender and must keep records for future review by the Division. Va.), United States v. C.F. Imagine when this security is disrupted due to housing discrimination; it can be a devastating obstacle to an essential part of your life. In our amicus brief in support of plaintiffs 'opposition to defendant's motion for summary judgment, we argue that a lender has a non-delegable duty to comply with ECOA, and, thus, is liable under ECOA for discriminatory pricing in loans that it approves and funds. Ill.), United States v. Sharlands Terrace LLC (D. Nev.), United States v. Shawmut Mortgage Company (D. Conn.), United States v. Shur-Way Moving and Cartage (N.D. Ill.). Tex. These limits vary depending on the size of the employer: For employers with 15-100 employees, the limit is $50,000. Ind. Wis.), United States v. Wilmark Development Company (D. Nev.). plaintiffs in fair housing cases, noneconomic emotional harm or other forms of intangible injury. ; Landmark Engineering, Inc.; Hillcrest Associates, Inc.; Howard L. Robertson, Inc.; and Land Tech, L.L.C. On September 8, 2004, the court entered a consent order resolving Trujillo v. Board of Directors of Triumvera Tower Condominium Association (N.D. Ill.). (W.D.N.C. 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