Fair Housing Press Releases

2010

11/10/11 GEORGIA REALTORS TO PAY $60,000 TO SETTLE FAIR HOUSING LAWSUIT

11/9/10 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT RESOLVES LAWSUIT ALLEGING FAMILIAL STATUS DISCRIMINATION IN ELKO, NEVADA

10/25/10 POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA, AGREES TO PAY $400,000 TO SETTLE DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

10-22-10 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OBTAINS $120,000 SETTLEMENT IN HOUSING DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST INDIANA CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION

10-21-10 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES LAWSUIT ALLEGING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AT COMPLEX IN LONGVIEW, WASH.

10/19/10 MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY RESOLVES CIVIL RIGHTS LAWSUIT AGAINST DEVELOPERS AND ARCHITECT OF MANHATTAN RENTAL COMPLEX

10/18/10 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF CONTINUED CONSTRUCTION OF MURFREESBORO, TENN., MOSQUE

10/13/10 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES FAIR HOUSING LAWSUIT ALLEGING DISCRIMINATION AT ROYAL ARMS APARTMENT COMPLEX IN OHIO

10/1/10 COURT FINDS SHREVEPORT, LA., LANDLORD DENIED HOUSING ON THE BASIS OF RACE

9/27/10 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH ROYSTON, GA., PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY REGARDING RACE DISCRIMINATION IN HOUSING PRACTICES

9/24/10 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST GEORGIA-BASED MULTI FAMILY HOUSING DEVELOPER ALLEGING DISCRIMINATION

9/20/10 U.S. SUES BRIDGEPORT COUPLE AND THEIR REALTORS FOR REFUSING TO SELL HOME TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN FAMILY

9/21/10 REMARKS AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY BY ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION THOMAS E. PEREZ AT THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION SOCIETY FOR LAW AND POLICY'S RLUIPA EVENT

9/17/10 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES ALLEGATIONS OF DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION AGAINST CITY OF SATSUMA, ALABAMA

9/13/10 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES LAWSUIT ALLEGING RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THE CITY OF WALNUT, CALIFORNIA

9/7/10 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH EASTMAN, GEORGIA, PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY REGARDING RACE DISCRIMINATION IN HOUSING PRACTICES

8/12/10 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT RESOLVES DISCRIMINATION CASE AGAINST FLUSHING, N.Y., RESTAURANT THAT EJECTED PATRONS BECAUSE OF RELIGION

8/10/10 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES LAWSUIT ALLEGING DISABILITY-BASED HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AT LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, APARTMENT COMPLEX

8/6/10 JURY AWARDS $115,000 TO VICTIMS OF HOUSING DISCRIMINATION

7/28/10 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES FAIR HOUSING LAWSUIT AGAINST DALTON TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN

7/16/10 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES FAIR HOUSING LAWSUIT ALLEGING DISCRIMINATION AT APARTMENT COMPLEX IN RENTON, WASHINGTON

7/15/10 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA, FAIRGROUNDS OWNER

15/7/10 El Departamento de Justicia realiza acuerdo conciliatorio en demanda por discriminación contra un propietario de parque de atracciones en el condado de Pasco, Florida

7/6/10 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT RESOLVES DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS, HOUSING AUTHORITY

7/6/10 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES LAWSUIT ALLEGING RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AT ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, MICHIGAN APARTMENT COMPLEX

6/24/10 RED WING LANDLORDS CHARGED WITH VIOLATING THE FAIR HOUSING ACT

6/23/10 BLOOMINDALE, GEORGIA, LANDLORD TO PAY $680,000 TO SETTLE HOUSING DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

6/17/10 ROCKLAND COUNTY VILLAGE AGREES TO PERMIT 'SHABBOS HOUSE' TO RESOLVE U.S. CIVIL RIGHTS SUIT

6/15/10 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT RESOLVES HOUSING DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT WITH THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, INDIANA

4/21/10 UNITED STATES SUES SUPERINTENDENT AND LANDLORD OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS IN MANHATTAN FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT

3/18/10 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT RESOLVES DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT WITH SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, APARTMENT COMPLEX

3/4/10 FINANCIAL FRAUD TASKFORCE REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH AIG SUBSIDIARIES TO RESOLVE ALLEGATIONS OF LENDING DISCRIMINATION

3/4/10 LA UNIDAD ESPECIAL DE EJECUCUIÓN CONTRA EL FRAUDE FINANCIERO ANUNCIA ACUERDO CONCILIATORIO CON SUBSIDIARIARS DE AIG EN RESOLUCIÓN DE ALEGATOS DE DISCRIMINACIÓN EN PRÉSTAMOS

3/3/10 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES LAWSUIT ALLEGING RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AT ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, APARTMENT COMPLEX

3/1/10 ORANGE CITY LANDLORD AND MANAGER TO PAY $100,000 IN CIVIL PENALTIES AS PART OF SETTLEMENT OF JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HOUSING DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

2/24/10 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT RESOLVES LAWSUIT ALLEGING DISABILITY-BASED HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AT 21 MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COMPLEXES IN TENNESSEE

2/22/10 ROCKLAND COUNTY LANDLORD AGREES TO SETTLEMENT WITH UNITED STATES TO PROTECT FAIR HOUSING RIGHTS OF TENANTS WITH MENTAL DISABILITIES

2/19/10 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OBTAINS MORE THAN $2 MILLION TO SETTLE CLAIMS OF HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST FORMER OWNERS AND MANAGERS OF KANSAS CITY APARTMENT COMPLEX

2/16/10 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES FAIR HOUSING LAWSUIT IN NEBRASKA AGAINST THE LATVIAN TOWER CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION AND ITS FORMER PRESIDENT

2/3/10 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OBTAINS $160,000 SETTLEMENT IN DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINGST ATLANTA AREA REALTORS

1/28/10 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT RESOLVES LAWSUIT ALLEGING DISABILITY-BASED HOUSING DISCRIMINATION IN DAVENPORT, IOWA

1/14/10 ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL THOMAS E. PEREZ SPEAKS AT THE 13TH ANNUAL GATHERING OF THE RAINBOW PUSH WALL STREET PROJECT ECONOMIC SUMMIT

1/13/10 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST HUNTINGDON VALLEY, PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTRY CLUB ALLEGING DISCRIMINATION

2009

11/23/09 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES CHICAGO AREA LANDLORD FOR REFUSING TO RENT TO AFRICAN AMERICANS

11/12/09 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES FAIR HOUSING LAWSUIT IN MISSOURI AGAINST MANAGERS OF FEDERALLY-SUBSIDIZED PROPERTY FOR RACE AND SEX DISCRIMINATION

11/6/09 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OBTAINS $131,500 IN DISCRIMINATION SETTLEMENT IN CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, APARTMENT COMPLEX

11/6/09 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT RESOLVES LAWSUIT ALLEGING DISABILIY-BASED HOUSING DISCRIMINATION HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AT 11 HOUSING COMPLEXES IN TENNESSEE, LOUISIANA, ALABAMA AND TEXAS

11/3/09 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OBTAINS RECORD $2.725 MILLION SETTLEMENT OF HOUSING DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

10/16/09 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST TK PROPERTIES LLC FOR VIOLATING THE FAIR HOUSING ACT

10/6/09 ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER WELCOMES THOMAS E. PEREZ AS ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION

9/30/09 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES LAWSUIT ALLEGING AUTO LENDING DISCRIMINATION IN LOS ANGELES

9/30/09 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH FIRST UNITED SECURITY BANK OF THOMASVILLE, ALABAMA, REGARDING ALLEGED DISCRIMINATION IN LENDING

9/30/09 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES FAIR HOUSING LAWSUIT AGAINST COLUMBUS, INDIANA

9/24/09 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT OF ITS FIRST LANDLORD-TENANT CASE UNDER THE SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT

9/22/09 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OBTAINS $134,000 IN DISCRIMINATION SETTLEMENT WITH MOBILE HOME PARK IN DAPHNE, ALABAMA

9/18/09 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES ALLEGATIONS OF RELGIOUS DISCRIMINATION AGAINST GUIDEONE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.

9/8/09 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT LAWSUIT CHARGES ATLANTA CONDOMINIUM WITH DISCRIMINATION AGAINST FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN

8/27/09 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES RACE DISCRIMINATION ALLEGATIONS AGAINST DAVIE, FLORIDA, APARTMENT COMPLEX

08/26/09 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES LAWSUIT ALLEGING DISABILITY-BASED HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST IDAHO CONDOMINIUM DEVELOPER

8/13/09 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT RESOLVES DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST INDIANA PROVIDER OF RETIREMENT HOUSING

8/10/09 WESTCHESTER COUNTY AGREES TO DEVELOP HUNDREDS OF UNITS OF FAIR AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN SETTLEMENT OF FEDERAL LAWSUIT

8/4/09 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OBTAINS $35,000 IN DISABILITY-BASED HOUSING DISCRIMINATION SETTLEMENT WITH APARTMENT COMPLEX IN LONGVIEW, WASHINGTON

7/31/09 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES DISABLED ACCESS SETTLEMENT WITH DEVELOPERS OF WOODBRIDGE, VIRGINIA, APARTMENT COMPLEX

7/21/09 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES LAWSUIT ALLEGING RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AT APARTMENT COMPLEX IN CLANTON, ALABAMA

6/19/09 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES LAWSUIT ALLEGING RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AT MOBILE HOME PARK IN GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI

6/16/09 REMARKS BY ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC H. HOLDER JR. AT THE WASHINGTON LAWYERS’ COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS AND URBAN AFFAIRS WILEY A. BRANTON AWARDS LUNCHEON

5/20/09 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT RESOLVES LAWSUIT ALLEGING DISABILITY-BASED HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AT FOUR MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COMPLEXES IN SPOKANE COUNTY, WASHINGTON

5/19/09 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES GARNER, NORTH CAROLINA, FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

5/6/09 UNITED STATES FILES SUIT AGAINST HAVERSTRAW, N.Y., LANDLORD TO PROTECT FAIR HOUSING RIGHTS OF TENANTS WITH MENTAL DISABILITIES

5/6/09 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES LAWSUIT ALLEGING DISABILITY-BASED HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AT SIX COMPLEXES IN SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA,/

5/1/09 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES FITCHBURG, MASS., HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

4/30/09 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OBTAINS $200,000 IN HOUSING DISCRIMINATION SETTLEMENT WITH LAKEWOOD, NEW JERSEY, APARTMENT COMPLEX

4/30/30 EL DEPARTAMENTO DE JUSTICIA OBIENO ACUERDO CONCILIATORIO DE 200,OOO DÓLARES EN ACCIÓN POR DISCRIMINACIÓN EN LA VIVIENDA CON COMPLEJO DE APARTAMENTOS EN LAKEWOOD, NUEVA JERSEY

4/14/09 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT RESOLVES LAWSUIT ALLEGING DISABILITY-BASED HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AT 12 MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COMPLEXES IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY

4/6/09 REMARKS AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY BY ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER AT THE FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS AND LOAN MODIFICATION FRAUD PRESS CONFERENCE

3/17/09 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES ALLEGATIONS OF DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION AGAINST TOWN OF ST. JOHN, INDIANA

3/13/09 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES WEST MEMPHIS, ARK. LANDLORDS FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT

3/4/09 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES LARGE MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING DEVELOPER ALLEGING DISABILITY-BASED HOUSING DISCRIMINATION

2/23/09 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES HOUSING AUTHORITY IN WAYNE COUNTY, ILL., FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION

2/19/09 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OBTAINS $120,000 SETTLEMENT IN DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST CHICAGO AREA REALTORS

2/18/19 El Departamento de Justicia logra un acuerdo conciliatorio por 120,000 dólares en una demanda por discriminación contra agentes inmobiliarios del àrea de Chicago

1/29/09 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES ALLEGATIONS OF DISABILITY AND RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION AGAINST NASHVILLE, TENN.

1/29/09JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES YPSILANTI, MICH., LANDLORDS FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT

1/16/09 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT ON DISABLED ACCESS WITH DEVELOPERS OF WOODBRIDGE, VA. APARTMENT COMPLEX

2008

12/15/08 THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT RESOLVES INVESTIGATION UNDER SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT OF HOMECOMING FINANCIAL, LLC

12/10/08 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES TOWING COMPANY FOR VIOLATING THE SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT

11/13/08 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT RESOLVES LAWSUIT ALLEGING RACE DISCRIMINATION AT ROSEVILLE, MICHIGAN APARTMENT COMPLEX

11/7/08 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES EVANSVILLE, INDIANA RETIREMENT HOME FOR DISCRIMINATING AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

11/5/08 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES FAIR HOUSING LAWSUIT IN SOUTH DAKOTA

10/29/08 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES FAIR HOUSING LAWSUIT IN NEBRASKA AGAINST THE LATVIAN TOWER CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION AND ITS PRESIDENT

10/9/08 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES FAIR HOUSING LAWSUIT ALLEGING DISCRIMINATION BY LANCASTER, PENN. APARTMENT OWNER, MANAGING AGENT AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

9/30/08 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES LAWSUIT WITH LOUISIANA LANDLORD ALLEGING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN

9/29/08 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES LAWSUIT ALLEGING DISABILITY-BASED HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AT SEVEN NASHVILLE-AREA COMPLEXES

9/29/08 JUSTICE DEPARTENT RESOLVES CASE ALLEGING RACE DISCRIMINATION BY ALABAMA BANK

9/29/08 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLEMENT RESOLVES ALLEGATIONS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST BORROWERS ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS

9/29/08 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT RESOLVES CASE ALLEGING RACE DISCRIMINATION BY ALABAMA

9/26/08 WINDER, GEORGIA PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY SETTLES RACE DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT WITH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT

9/18/08 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES OWNERS AND ON-SITE MANAGER OF KANSAS CITY APARTMENT COMPLEX FOR RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION

9/4/08 $1 MILLION JUDGMENT IN SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE AGAINST CINCINNATI LANDLORD

8/13/08 OPERATION HOME SWEET HOME RESULTS IN FLORIDA LAWSUIT ALLEGING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST AFRICAN-AMERICANS

7-17-08 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA PROPERTY MANAGER AND OWNERS FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT

6/23/08 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES FAIR HOUSING LAWSUIT AGAINST LANDLORDS IN SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA

6/4/08 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES FAIR HOUSING LAWSUIT IN FLORIDA AGAINST FOUNTAIN VIEW APARTMENTS, INC. AND ITS ON-SITE OWNER

5/29/08 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES IDAHO LAWSUIT ALLEGING HOUSING DISCRIMINATION ON BEHALF OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

5/27/08 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION CASE WITH CONNECTICUT LANDLORD FOR $115,000

5/23/08 FACT SHEET: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF SERVICEMEMBERS AND VETERANS

5-23-08 REMARKS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY BY ATTORNEY GENERAL MICHAEL B. MUSKASEY AT THE BOSTON COLLEGE LAW SCHOOL COMMENCENCENT CEREMONY

5-20-08 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES FAIR HOUSING LAWSUIT IN LOUISIANA AGAINST REGGIE AND KIM COLLIER

5/7/08 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES FAIR HOUSING LAWSUIT AGAINST CITY OF SATSUMA, ALABAMA

5/1/08 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES RACE AND FAMILIAL STATUS DISCRIMINATION CASE AGAINST VIRGINIA BEACH LANDLORD

4/17/08 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CELEBRATES 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FAIR HOUSING ACT

4/8/08 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAWSUIT AGAINST RICHMOND, MISSOURI, LANDLORD

3-20-08 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE AGAINST APARTMENT COMPLEX MAINTENANCE WORKER

3/5/08 DEPARTMENTS OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND JUSTICE RELEASE NEW GUIDANCE ON “REASONABLE MODIFICATIONS” UNDER THE FAIR HOUSING ACT

2/29/08 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES RACE DISCRIMINATION CASE AGAINST MILWAUKEE RE/MAX OFFFICE, REAL ESTATE AGENT AND HOMEOWNER

2/19/08 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS

2/11/08 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST VIRGINIA BEACH NIGHTCLUB OWNER

1/22/08 OPERATION HOME SWEET HOME: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES MASSACHUSETTS DISCRIMINATION CASE ON BEHALF OF ASIAN-AMERICANS

1/19/08 FACT SHEET: SAFEGUARDING CIVIL RIGHTS DURING 2007

1/18/08 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES HOUSING DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT WITH ALBANY, NEW YORK, DEVELOPERS

1/18/08 OPERATION HOME SWEET HOME RESULTS IN DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST ROSEVILLE, MICHIGAN APARTMENT OWNER AND MANAGER

1/4/08 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES HOUSING DISCRIMINATION CASE WITH ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, LANDLORDS

2007

12/12/07 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OBTAINS COURT APPROVAL TO DISTRIBUTE $700,000 IN FAIR HOUSING LAWSUIT

11/6/07 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAWSUIT AGAINST MISSISSIPPI BANK AND FORMER BANK VICE PRESIDENT

10/26/07 ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF OPERATION HOME SWEET HOME

10/25/07 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES HOUSING DISCRIMINATION CASE WITH IOWA LANDLORD

10/25/07 CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION EMPLOYEES HONORED FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS

10/25/07 SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA, TO PAY $760,000 TO SETTLE GROUP HOME LAWSUIT

10/18/07 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAWSUIT AGAINST RED WING, MINNESOTA, LANDLORDS

10/1/07 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES LAWSUIT WITH ARKANSAS LANDLORD ALLEGING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN

9/27/07 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES GEORGIA LAWSUIT ALLEGING HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST GUIDE DOG USERS

9/26/07 OPERATION HOME SWEET HOME RESULTS IN FILING OF HOUSING LAWSUIT ALLEGING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST ASIAN-AMERICANS IN LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS

9/26/07 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES LAWSUIT ALLEGING DISABILITY-BASED HOUSING DISCRIMINATION IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA

9/25/07 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES FAIR HOUSING LAWSUIT AGAINST SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, DEVELOPERS, ARCHITECTS, AND ENGINEERS

9/25/07 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES LAWSUIT ALLEGING DISABILITY-BASED HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AT 11 COMPLEXES IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY

9/21/07 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES FAIR HOUSING LAWSUIT AGAINST TOWN OF ST. JOHN, INDIANA

9/21/07 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES DISCRIMINATION SUIT AGAINST VIRGINIA BEACH NIGHTCLUB OWNER

9/12/07 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES HOUSING DISCRIMINATION CASE WITH MILWAUKEE LANDLORD

8/29/07 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT RESOLVES LAWSUIT ALLEGING RACE DISCRIMINATION AT LIVONIA, MICHIGAN APARTMENT COMPLEX

8/28/07 UNITED STATES FILES SUIT AGAINST LONG ISLAND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT COMPANY AND ARCHITECT FOR VIOLATING FAIR HOUSING ACT REQUIREMENTS

8/23/07 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES DISABILITY RIGHTS CASE WITH NATIONAL PROVIDER OF RETIREMENT HOUSING

8/21/07 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH TWO PHILADELPHIA CAR DEALERSHIPS REGARDING ALLEGED RACE DISCRIMINATION IN AUTO LENDING

8/17/07 COURT APPROVAL SOUGHT TO DISTRIBUTE OVER $1 MILLION IN DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST BALTIMORE HOUSING AUTHORITY

7/19/07 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES HOUSING DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT WITH PENNSYLVANIA APARTMENT COMPLEXES

7/18/07 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAWSUIT AGAINST RED WING, MINNESOTA, LANDLORDS

5/11/07 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES FAIR HOUSING ACT SETTLEMENT WITH LAS VEGAS DEVELOPER AND ARCHITECT

5/1/07 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AGREEMENT WILL RESOLVE HOUSING DESEGREGATION LAWSUIT IN YONKERS, NY

4/20/07 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES ALLEGATIONS OF DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION AGAINST CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA

4/11/07 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT RESOLVES DISCRIMINATION CASE AGAINST SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, DEVELOPER

4/11/07 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES ALLEGATIONS OF SEX DISCRIMINATION AGAINST KNOXVILLE LANDLORDS

4/3/07 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OBTAINS $535,000 JUDGMENT IN HOUSING DISCRIMINATION CASE AGAINST OHIO LANDLORD

3/15/07 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES DISCRIMINATION CASE WITH FORMER OWNERS AND MANAGER OF LAS VEGAS RENTAL PROPERTY

3/1/07 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES FAIR HOUSING ACT SETTLEMENT WITH OWNERS OF ARLINGTON PARK RACECOURSE

02/26/07 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES CINCINNATI LANDLORD FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT

2/7/07 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES FAIR HOUSING ACT SETTLEMENT WITH MEMPHIS DEVELOPERS, ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS

2/1/07 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILES FAIR HOUSING LAWSUIT AGAINST LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA APARTMENT

1/24/07 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH HONOLULU APARTMENT COMPLEX TO RESOLVE FAIR HOUSING ACT CLAIMS

1/12/07 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH COMPASS BANK REGARDING ALLEGED DISCRIMINATION IN LENDING

2006

12/13/06 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION CASE WITH CHICAGO AREA MUNICIPALITY

11/28/06 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST ALABAMA LANDLORD

11/16/06 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES CALIFORNIA LANDLORDS FOR HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST HISPANIC TENANTS

11/1/06 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES FAIR HOUSING ACT SETTLEMENT WITH KANSAS APARTMENT COMPLEXES

10/31/06 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST MILWAUKEE NIGHTCLUB

10/24/06 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES ALLEGATIONS OF DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION AGAINST CITY OF SARALAND, ALABAMA

10/13/06 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH CENTIER BANK REGARDING ALLEGED DISCRIMINATION IN LENDING

10/24/06 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES ALLEGATIONS OF DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION AGAINST CITY OF SARALAND, ALABAMA

9/29/06 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES OWNER AND MANAGER OF LAKEWOOD, N.J. APARTMENT COMPLEX FOR DISCRIMINATION AGAINST NON-JEWISH BLACK AND HISPANIC TENANTS

9/28/06 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES ALLEGATIONS OF DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION AGAINST TEXAS DEVELOPERS, ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS

9/26/06 UNITED STATES FILES CIVIL RIGHTS LAWSUIT AGAINST VILLAGE OF SUFFERN, N.Y.

9/20/06 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES FLORIDA CITY CHALLENGING ORDINANCE THAT DISCRIMINATES AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

9/6/06 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES ALLEGATIONS OF SEX DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MINNEAPOLIS LANDLORDS

8/17/06 FORMER MANAGER OF RENTAL APARTMENTS IN ALABAMA FOUND GUILTY OF RACE DISCRIMINATION

8/17/06 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES ALLEGATIONS OF RACE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MINNEAPOLIS LANDLORD

8/8/06 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES CALVERT PROPERTIES INC. AND ITS PRESIDENT FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN MISSOURI

8/7/06 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES LOS ANGELES LANDLORD FOR ENGAGING IN DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF RACE, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AND FAMILIAL STATUS

7/31/06 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES RACE DISCRIMINATION CASE WITH OWNERS AND MANAGER OF PHILADELPHIA RENTAL PROPERTIES

7/5/06 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT RESOLVES LAWSUIT ALLEGING RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION BY CITY OF HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA

6/30/06 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES FLORIDA COUNTY FOR ENGAGING IN DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

6/20/06 ILLINOIS JURY AWARDS $15,000 IN JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HOUSING DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

4/27/06 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES TENNESSEE APARTMENT OWNER FOR
ENGAGING IN DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS WITH CHILDREN

4/27/06 SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF CUSTOMERS ALLEGED AGAINST MISSISSIPPI BANK AND FORMER EMPLOYEE

4/4/06 FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERS THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO TO PAY IN SETTLEMENT OF A DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

2/15/06 FACT SHEET: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE INITIATIVE TO COMBAT HOUSING DISCRIMINATION OPERATION "HOME SWEET HOME"

1/15/06 PREPARED REMARKS FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL ALBERTO R. GONZALES ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY SPEECH

1/30/06 D.C. PROPERTY OWNER, MANAGING AGENT AGREE TO PAY $45,000 AS PART OF SETTLEMENT OF JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HOUSING DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

2005

10/5/05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES DISABILITY RIGHTS CASE IN PENNSYLVANIA

9/30/05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OBTAINS OVER $1 MILLION SETTLEMENT IN MAJOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION SUIT INVOLVING 49 APARTMENT COMPLEXES IN SEVEN STATES

9/14/05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST SPOKANE, WASHINGTON DEVELOPER AND ARCHITECTURAL FIRM

5/19/05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES DISABILITY AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT SUIT AGAINST ALBUQUERQUE GROUP HOME OPERATOR

3/31/05 CHALMETTE-BASED PROPERTY OWNERS AND MANAGERS TO PAY $100,000 IN CIVIL PENALTIES AS PART OF SETTLEMENT OF JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HOUSING DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

3/18/05 MEMPHIS BUILDERS AND DESIGNERS TO RETROFIT APARTMENTS AND PAY $300,000 TO SETTLE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT LAWSUIT ALLEGING DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

3/7/05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES HOUSING DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST IDAHO DEVELOPERS, ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS

3/7/05 HOUSING DISCRIMINATION CASE SETTLED AGAINST DEVELOPERS OF BOISE, IDAHO APARTMENT COMPLEX

2/8/05 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES $800,000 SETTLEMENT WITH NORTH CAROLINA DEVELOPER FOR HOUSING DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

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