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Housing Opportunities Made Equal, Inc. v. Avant Realty LLC

1:25-cv-00040 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York

Filed Date: Jan. 13, 2025

This case is about discrimination based on race when providing housing information. On January 13, 2025, a nonprofit housing organization, Housing Opportunities Made Equal, Inc. (HOME), filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court Western District of New York. Represented by NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, the plaintiff sued a real estate company under the Fair Housing Act and New York State Human Rights Law. The plaintiff argued that the defendant, in violation of those statu…

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Williams v. Tricon Residential, Inc.

8:24-cv-02534 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Nov. 20, 2024

The Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana (FHCCI) and an individual who resided in Indianapolis, Indiana (together, “plaintiffs”) brought this lawsuit against Tricon Residential, Inc. (Tricon), Tricon American Homes LLC, and TAH Holding LP (together, “defendants”) in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California Southern Division on November 20, 2024. The named plaintiff was a black man who applied to rent a Tricon home and was denied due to prior criminal convictions, despite…

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Williams v. Progress Residential, LLC

1:24-cv-02050 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Filed Date: Nov. 20, 2024

This class action lawsuit alleged racial discrimination in housing. On November 20, 2024, a Black resident of Indianapolis, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, along with the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana (FHCCI), filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. He was denied housing by Progress Residential based on his screening report, which included expunged convictions and a non-conviction record. Despite meeting…

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Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana. v. Rainbow Realty Group

1:17-cv-01782 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Filed Date: May 30, 2017

On May 30, 2017, the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana and three individual named plaintiffs brought this suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana against the Rainbow Rental Group and Empire Holding Corp., alleging a predatory “rent-to-own” program. Represented by two private law firms, Plaintiffs claimed violations of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Housing Act, four provisions of the Truth in Lending Act, and a state housing law. Specifically, the C…
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Tapps v. McClendon

2:22-cv-00013 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Filed Date: Jan. 4, 2022

Closed Date: Sept. 15, 2023

On January 4, 2022, an African American, Louisiana resident filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana against the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office (“JPSO”), Hum Management LLC (“Hum”), and a JPSO deputy in his individual capacity. The plaintiff brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to remedy violations of her Fourth Amendment rights as well as several state law claims, including: (1) unreasonable seizure in violation of Louisiana Constitution Article I, S…
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Open Communities Alliance v. Carson

1:17-cv-02192 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Oct. 23, 2017

Closed Date: Aug. 15, 2018

The background to this case concerns a policy known as the Small Area Fair Market Rent (“FMR”) rule that was set to go into effect on January 1, 2018, after years of advocacy, research, and public debate. The rule required the public housing agencies (PHAs) that administered the Housing Choice Voucher program (formerly Section 8) to set voucher values in 24 metropolitan areas based on the prevailing private market rents for each distinct zip code within those regions. The revised methodology re…
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Katz v. Brown Harris Stevens Brooklyn

1:08-cv-01698 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Filed Date: April 24, 2008

This case related to allegations of housing discrimination against people with, or expecting to have, children – a protected class in NY. On April 24, 2008, a married couple filed suit against Brown Harris Stevens Brooklyn (“BHS”), a real estate brokerage firm headquartered in Brooklyn NY, doing business throughout New York City, and some of its licensed real estate agents and brokers in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The case was assigned to Magistrate Judge Ramo…
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Wetzel v. Glen St. Andrew Living Community, LLC

1:16-cv-07598 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: July 27, 2016

Closed Date: March 4, 2019

On July 27th, 2016, a 68-year-old woman who identified as lesbian brought a civil right action under the Fair Housing Act and the Illinois Human Rights Act. The action was brought in the Northern District Court of Illinois. The plaintiff sought declaratory, injunctive, and compensatory and punitive damages against Defendants Glen St. Andrew Living Community (GSALC) and their administrators. The plaintiff alleged that, throughout her time at GSALC, she was subjected to a pattern of discriminatio…
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United States v. Peterson

2:09-cv-10333 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: Jan. 29, 2009

Closed Date: 2018

On January 29, 2009, the United States Department of Justice filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District for the Eastern District of Michigan under the Fair Housing Act against a local property owner and his property manager. At issue was the treatment of female tenants in several single-family dwellings in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The U.S. alleged that the property manager engaged in a pattern and practice of subjecting current and prospective female tenants to sexual discrimination and harassment, and t…
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Center for Rights of Parents with Disabilities v. Colorado Homeless Families, Inc.

1:13-cv-02782 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: Oct. 11, 2013

Closed Date: 2014

On October 11, 2013, the Center for Rights of Parents with Disabilities ("CRPD") filed this lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Colorado. The plaintiff sued Colorado Homeless Families under the Federal Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Represented by private counsel, CRPD asked for declaratory, injunctive, and monetary relief. The plaintiff claimed that the defendant's leasing policies discriminated against individuals with disabilities because they did …