The manager of an Idaho property settled a case with the Department of Justice (DOJ) for his alleged sex discrimination under the Fair Housing Act. According to the DOJ complaint, the property manager refused to rent a single-family house to a single mother, her children, and a female friend because the manager had a bad experience with a single mother and her children who didn't care for their yard or perform other maintenance on another rental house he managed.
The consent decree, which a federal court entered on August 10, 2005, required the property manager to send the single mother $5,000 along with a written apology. He also agreed to take other steps to ensure fair housing compliance going forward, including replacing "husband's employment" and "wife's employment" with "if applicable, spouse's employment" on his rental application.
Did the property manager get off easy? Or was the settlement too harsh?
What do you think?
by Fair Housing Helper™
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- Ron Leshnower
Writer and attorney Ron Leshnower is the author of Every Landlord's Property Protection Guide: 10 Ways to Cut Your Risk Now (Nolo 2008), the founder and president of Fair Housing Helper, and the Guide to Apartment Living / Rental for About.com, part of the New York Times Company.
In 2008, the 40th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, Ron launched this blog to explore housing discrimination issues that are important, interesting, and relevant but that don't necessarily get much press.
Ron lives in the New York area with his wife, two children, and tiny dog.
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What's the most significant legislative accomplishment to follow the Fair Housing Act's passage in 1968?
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2 comments:
I don't see why he should pay her anything. This is too close to socialism.
I have never in my life heard of such bull crap come to florida you ll have a house in no longer than 2 months max i promise .I have never in my life meet young men especially middle aged men that can live in the projects in florida we literally have to commit crimes and when we do we are called crimnals some sick crap .Try harder I promise you on everythign I know you ll get housing .
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