May 26, 2011

DOJ Files Lawsuit Alleging Disability-Based Housing Discrimination at MS, LA, TN Apartment Complexes

via the Department of Justice (5.19.11):  DOJ

Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Disability-Based Housing Discrimination at Nine Apartment Complexes in Three States

The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against the owners, developers and design professionals involved in the design and construction of nine multi-family housing complexes in Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee.   The nine complexes comprise more than 2,000 apartments with more than 800 ground-floor units that are required by the Fair Housing Act to contain accessible features.   Eight of the complexes contain leasing offices that are required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to contain accessible features...

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