FAIR HOUSING PRESS RELEASES
12/22/04 FORMER OWNER AND MANAGER OF SAN ANTONIO RETIREMENT COMMUNITY PAY $420,000 TO SETTLE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HOUSING DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT �
12/22/04 MAUI TO PAY $700,000 TO SETTLE RELIGIOUS ZONING DISCRIMINATION CASE
12/2/04 ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA LANDLORD PAYS $425,000 TO SETTLE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE
11/17/04 FEDERAL HOUSING DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST CITY OF JANESVILLE, IOWA
11/18/04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES ITS FIRST LAWSUIT IN DELAWARE ALLEGING DISABILITY-BASED HOUSING DISCRIMINATION
9/29/04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BALTIMORE CITY �����
9/29/04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES ITS LARGEST LAWSUIT ALLEGING DISABILITY-BASED HOUSING DISCRIMINATION
9/14/04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH CHICAGO APARTMENT OWNER FOR DISCRIMINATING AGAINST FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
9/7/04 CHICAGO AREA CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION PAYS $83,500 TO SETTLE DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT WITH THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT �����
8/26/04 LAS VEGAS DEVELOPER PAYS $150,000 TO SETTLE FAIR HOUSING LAWSUIT WITH THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
8/17/04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES LAWSUIT ALLEGING DISABILITY-BASED HOUSING DISCRIMINATION IN CARTERET, NEW JERSEY
7/13/04 CHICAGO BANK CHARGED WITH DISCRIMINATORY "REDLINING" LENDING
6/22/04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES LAWSUIT ALLEGING DISABILITY-BASED HOUSING DISCRIMINATION IN WILTON, NEW YORK
6/17/04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES ALBUQUERQUE GROUP HOME OPERATOR FOR DISABILITY AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT
6/15/04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION SUIT WITH JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
5/21/04 NEVADA OWNER, DEVELOPER, AND ARCHITECT PAY $718,000 TO SETTLE FAIR HOUSING LAWSUIT
5/19/04 DETROIT BANK CHARGED WITH DISCRIMINATORY "REDLINING" LENDING
5/13/04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OBTAINS RECORD $ 1.1 MILLION VERDICT IN SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE AGAINST LANDLORD IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI �
5/13/04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CHARGES CHICAGO AREA CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION WITH DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION
5/10/04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES CHICAGO APARTMENT OWNERS FOR DISCRIMINATING AGAINST FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
5/4/04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH NEW JERSEY AREA APARTMENT COMPLEX FOR DISCRIMINATING AGAINST INDIVIDUALS WITH CHILDREN
5/3/04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES RACE DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST CRACKER BARREL RESTAURANT CHAIN
4/30/04 MEMPHIS AREA APARTMENT COMPLEXES FOUND TO VIOLATE FEDERAL ACCESSABILITY LAW
4/19/04 LANDLORD PAYS $100,000 TO SETTLE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HOUSING BIAS AND SEXUAL DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT
4/15/04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES LOUISIANA APARTMENT OWNERS FOR ENGAGING IN RACE DISCRIMINATION
3/18/04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT OF DISCRIMINATION CASE AGAINST FLORIDA ENVOY APARTMENTS
3/10/04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT OF FAIR HOUSING LAWSUIT AGAINST THE BOROUGH OF BOUND BROOK, NEW JERSEY
3/9/04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT IN CONCAN, TEXAS PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION CASE
2/13/04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES ROCHESTER, NEW YORK HOUSING DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT
2/9/04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES HOUSING DISCRIMINATION CASE IN NEVADA
2/5/04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO HOUSING BIAS LAWSUIT
1/5/04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES FAVORABLE DECISION IN HAWAII RELIGIOUS LAND USE CASE �����
12/30/03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT OF FAIR HOUSING LITIGATION AGAINST INTERNET WEBSITE
12/1/03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES FAVORABLE DECISION IN SUIT REGARDING HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MILITARY FAMILY
11/19/03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT IN WEST VIRGINIA RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CASE
11/4/03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IN FLORIDA HOUSING DISCRIMINATION CASE
10/9/03 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SETTLES HOUSING DISCRIMINATION CASE AGAINST DEVELOPERS OF FIVE APARTMENT COMPLEXES IN IDAHO
6/4/03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH POOLER, GEORGIA REGARDING ALLEGED FAIR HOUSING ACT VIOLATIONS
2/11/03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT WITH NORTH CAROLINA ARCHITECTURAL FIRM REGARDING ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF FAIR HOUSING ACT �����
1/29/03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE AGAINST KANSAS MOBILE HOME PARK OWNERS
1/20/03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES FORT LAUDERDALE APARTMENT OWNER FOR DISCRIMINATING AGAINST FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
1/7/03 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES LAWSUIT WITH DEVELOPER, ARCHITECT AND CIVIL ENGINEER OF OLATHE, KANSAS APARTMENT COMPLEXES
12/30/02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT WITH MID AMERICA BANK REGARDING ALLEGED DISCRIMINATION IN LENDING
12/16/02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES RACE DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST CITY OF MT. PLEASANT, TENNESSEE AND SOUTH CENTRAL TENNESSEE DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
12/12/02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST LAS VEGAS APARTMENT COMPLEX OWNER REGARDING ALLEGED FAIR HOUSING ACT VIOLATIONS
11/5/02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT WITH OWNER AND MANAGER OF MOBILE HOME PARK ON ALLEGATIONS OF HOUSING DISCRIMINATION
10/21/02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST CITY OF JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA REGARDING ALLEGED CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
10/21/02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES CITY OF PAYETTE, IDAHO FOR ALLEGED DISCRIMINATION AGAINST GROUP HOME FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
10/17/02 CHICAGO RETIREMENT COMMUNITY PAYS $220,000 TO SETTLE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HOUSING DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT
9/20/02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES ALBUQUERQUE APARTMENT OWNER AND MANAGERS FOR RACE AND FAMILIAL STATUS DISCRIMINATION
9/18/02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES SAN FRANCISCO HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR TOLERATING RACIAL AND ETHNIC HARASSMENT IN PUBLIC HOUSING� �
9/17/02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES CITY OF AGAWAM AND BOARD OF APPEALS FOR DISCRIMINATION AGAINST BLACK AND HISPANIC FARM WORKERS
8/27/02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES FLORIDA APARTMENT OWNER & MANAGERS FOR ENGAGING IN RACE AND FAMILIAL STATUS DISCRIMINATION
8/15/02 MARRIOTT TO PAY $115,000 AND ISSUE APOLOGY TO RESOLVE COMPLAINT OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST ARAB AMERICANS ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 IN DES MOINES, IOWA
8/1/02 RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA LANDLORDS PAY $390,000 TO SETTLE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HOUSING BIAS LAWSUIT
7/30/02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES KANSAS CITY LANDLORDS FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT
6/10/02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES CITY OF BLAKELY AND HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR DISCRIMINATION AGAINST AFRICAN-AMERICAN PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS
6/5/02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES ATLANTA-AREA APARTMENT OWNER AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY FOR ENGAGING IN RACE DISCRIMINATION
5/23/02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH MISSISSIPPI LANDLORDS FOR HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST AFRICAN-AMERICANS
5/14/02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES HOUSING DISCRIMINATION CASE WITH ILLINOIS DEVELOPER, ARCHITECT, AND MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY FOR $185,000
5/13/02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES RACE DISCRIMINATION CLAIM AGAINST DECATUR, ALABAMA NIGHTCLUB
5/2/02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES CHICAGO AREA FAIR HOUSING LAWSUIT FOR $423,000
4/15/02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES SECOND LAWSUIT ALLEGING DISABILITY-BASED HOUSING DISCRIMINATION IN OLATHE, KANSAS
4/8/02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES DISCRIMINATION SUIT AGAINST MOBILE, ALABAMA APARTMENT OWNER
4/4/02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES RACE DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST SELMA COMFORT INN
3/28/02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OBTAINS $450,000 VERDICT IN SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE AGAINST MISSISSIPPI LANDLORD
3/8/02 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FILES CONSENT DECREE RESOLVING DISCRIMINATION CASE WITH WICHITA, KANSAS NIGHTCLUB OWNERS
2/27/02 LAS VEGAS DEVELOPER PAYS $350,000 TO SETTLE FAIR HOUSING LAWSUIT WITH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
2/13/02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES OWNERS AND MANAGER OF JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS MOBILE HOME PARK FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT ����
1/16/02 IDAHO DEVELOPER TO BUILD SIXTEEN NEW APARTMENT UNITS AND PAY $42,000 TO SETTLE HOUSING DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT WITH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
1/7/02 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES LAWSUIT AGAINST LOUISIANA GREEN MEADOW APARTMENTS
11/29/01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES LINCOLN, NEBRASKA RETIREMENT COMMUNITY FOR DISCRIMINATING AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
11/13/01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CHARGES THE CITY OF POOLER, GEORGIA WITH RACIAL DISCRIMINATION FOR BLOCKING DEVELOPMENT OF LOW INCOME HOUSING FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
9/27/01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES LAWSUIT AGAINST BEST WESTERN SCENIC MOTOR INN
9/27/01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES LAWSUIT AGAINST ARKANSAS LAKEWOOD HOUSE APARTMENTS
6/1/01 CITY OF MILWAUKEE SETTLES FAIR HOUSING ACT LAWSUIT
1/19/01 NORTH CAROLINA DEVELOPER AND ARCHITECT SETTLE HOUSING LAWSUIT WITH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
1/18/01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST ARKANSAS BEST WESTERN SCENIC MOTOR INN ����
1/9/01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES CHICAGO DEVELOPERS FOR BUILDING COMPLEX NOT ACCESSIBLE TO RESIDENTS WITH DISABILITIES �
1/8/01 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES LENDING DISCRIMINATION SUIT AGAINST ASSOCIATES NATIONAL BANK
12/13/00 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND CHICAGO LANDLORD RESOLVE RACE DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS
12/7/00 GREENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA DEVELOPERS AND ARCHITECT SUED FOR VIOLATING FAIR HOUSING ACT
10/18/00 CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND ITS HOUSING AUTHORITY AGREE TO BUILD NEW PUBLIC HOUSING UNITS TO COMPLY WITH FAIR HOUSING ACT
10/17/00 FARGO APARTMENT OWNERS AND MANAGERS TO PAY $15 THOUSAND TO SETTLE ALLEGATIONS OF HOUSING DISCRIMINATION
7/31/00 MILWAUKEE APARTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY THAT ALLEGEDLY TURNED AWAY AFRICAN AMERICANS AND FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN SETTLES WITH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
7/31/00 ORANGE COUNTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY SETTLES DISCRIMINATION SUIT WITH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ������
6/5/00 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES AGREEMENT WITH DOMINO'S PIZZA, INC. ON DELIVERY SERVICES POLICY
4/28/00 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CHARGES FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS DENIED DEVELOPMENT FOR RACIAL REASONS
4/24/00 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES MILWAUKEE AREA DEVELOPERS FOR VIOLATING FAIR HOUSING ACT BY CONSTRUCTING INACCESSIBLE HOUSING
3/30/00 DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION SETTLES U.S. CHARGES OR FAIR LENDING AND CONSUMER LAW
3/22/00 ALAMANCE COUNTY MOBILE HOME PARK SETTLES ALLEGATIONS OF HOUSING DISCRIMINATION
3/21/00 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES LAWSUIT AGAINST THE ADAM'S MARK HOTEL CHAIN
3/21/00 STATEMENT BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ON THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH ADAM'S MARK HOTEL CHAIN
12/16/99 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST ADAM'S MARK HOTEL CHAIN
12/1/99 LAS VEGAS DEVELOPER, BUILDER AND ARCHITECT SETTLE ACCESSIBILITY LAWSUIT WITH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
11/24/99 XENIA, OHIO, APARTMENT OWNERS SUED FOR ENGAGING IN RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
10/26/99 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES OHIO LANDLORD FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT
8/18/99 OWNER AND FORMER MANAGER OF ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO APARTMENT COMPLEX RESOLVE ALLEGATIONS OF HOUSING DISCRIMINATION
8/9/99 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, LANDLORD FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT �����
6/21/99 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES THREE PARSIPPANY APARTMENT COMPLEXES FOR ALLEGEDLY DISCRIMINATING AGAINST AFRICAN AMERICANS
3/29/99 CREDIT CARD COMPANY SUED BY JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FOR DISCRIMINATING AGAINST HISPANICS
2/2/99 LOUISIANA APARTMENT BROKER TO SETTLE ALLEGATIONS OF DISCRIMINATION, UNDER JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AGREEMENT
12/29/98 RENO APARTMENT MANAGERS TO SETTLE ALLEGATIONS OF DISCRIMINATION, UNDER JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AGREEMENT
11/18/98 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES JACKSON APARTMENT OWNER AND HIS AGENTS FOR EXCLUDING AFRICAN AMERICANS
10/15/98 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OBTAINS RECORD $480,000 SETTLEMENT IN RENTAL DISCRIMINATION CASE INVESTIGATED BY HUD
3/30/98 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES OHIO LANDLORD FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT �
5/20/97 ILLINOIS CITY WILL PAY $200,000 IN DAMAGES AND FINES TO SETTLE HOUSING DISCRIMINATION SUIT
5/7/97 NEBRASKA BANK TO PAY $275,000 FOR ALLEGEDLY DISCRIMINATING AGAINST AMERICAN INDIANS, UNDER JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLEMENT
3/10/97 NATIONWIDE INSURANCE COMPANY REACHES $13 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
1/28/97 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH NEW MEXICO LENDER THAT ALLEGEDLY DISCRIMINATED AGAINST HISPANICS
9/5/96 LONG BEACH LENDER TO PAY $3 MILLION FOR ALLEGEDLY CHARGING HIGHER RATES TO AFRICAN AMERICANS, HISPANICS, WOMEN AND THE ELDERLY
8/13/96 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS FOR DISCRIMINATING AGAINST HISPANIC FAMILIES
10/18/95 OHIO MORTGAGE COMPANY AGREES TO COMPENSATE AFRICAN AMERICANS CHARGED HIGHER PRICES FOR HOME MORTGAGE LOANS THAN WHITES
6/1/95 CHICAGO AREA LENDER AGREES WITH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO SETTLE LENDING DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS