HUD Continues Battle Against Landlord Housing Discrimination Against Families With Children

From various press releases from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development:

• HUD CHARGES NEW YORK REAL ESTATE COMPANY AND SALESPERSON WITH DISCRIMINATING AGAINST FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN (Online advertisement stated preference for childless renters):
  
  HUD brings the charge on behalf of the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA), alleging that the advertisements that stated “Looking For: Mature couple or single with no children” were evidence of an effort to exclude children from housing. (lawsuit here);



• HUD CHARGES DALLAS-AREA PROPERTY OWNER WITH DISCRIMINATING AGAINST FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN:
  
  HUD brings the charges on behalf of two families who lived at Creek Point Apartments, alleging that Creek Point’s ban on children playing outside without supervision discriminated against the families and forced them to move out. One of the families was fined for violating the rule, and management charged both families substantial move out fees. (lawsuit here);



• HUD CHARGES MASSACHUSETTS LANDLORD WITH DISCRIMINATING AGAINST FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN (Springfield landlord cited lead paint as basis for denying apartment to families with children):
  
  [A] Springfield, Massachusetts landlord[,] [is charged] with violating the Fair Housing Act for allegedly refusing to rent or show an apartment to families with children because he claimed he did not have certification that the apartment was free of lead-based paint. (lawsuit here);



• HUD CHARGES PENNSYLVANIA LANDLORD WITH DISCRIMINATING AGAINST FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN:
  
  Breckenridge Plaza, Inc., and Morris Zelikovsky were charged with making discriminatory statements, including in advertisements on craigslist.org, indicating a preference against families with children, offering different rental terms and conditions to families with children, and discouraging families with children from applying for housing.