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Pendergraph Development LLC Pays $300,000 to Settle Disability-Based Discrimination Claims
In a shocking case of disability-based discrimination, Pendergraph Development LLC and several related entities have agreed to pay $300,000 to settle claims that they violated the Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to build 46 multifamily housing complexes in North Carolina and South Carolina with required accessible features for people with disabilities.
As part of the settlement, the defendants also agreed to make extensive retrofits to remove accessibility barriers at the complexes. The settlement, which must be approved by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, requires the defendants to pay all costs related to the retrofits, $275,000 into a settlement fund to compensate individuals harmed by the inaccessible housing, and a civil penalty of $25,000 to the government.
"For decades the Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act have required that new housing complexes be built with accessible features for people with disabilities," said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. "We will continue aggressively enforcing our federal civil rights laws to ensure that people with disabilities have access to the housing options of their choice."
The 46 complexes at issue, all of which were built with financial assistance from the federal government’s Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program and some of which are marketed as housing for elderly persons, are located in North Carolina and South Carolina. They include:
Cottages at Twin Oaks, Angier, NC
Cottages at Brevard, Brevard, NC
McKinley Place, Coats, NC
Wilton Place, Creedmoor, NC
Laurel Pointe Apartments, Goldsboro, NC
Laurel Pointe Apartments II, Goldsboro, NC
Lochstone Apartments, Goldsboro, NC
Oxford Plantation, Goldsboro, NC
Sierra Gardens, Hamlet, NC
Signal Ridge, Hendersonville, NC
Franklin Ridge, High Point, NC
Abby Gardens, Kinston, NC
Andover Park, Kinston, NC
Cambridge Farms, Kinston, NC
Greenbrier Landing, Kinston, NC
Loris Garden, Loris, NC
Cleveland Ridge, Mountain, NC
Kings Falls Apartments, Mountain, NC
Hamilton Ridge Apartments, Oak City, NC
Wyndsor Downs, Polkton, NC
Oaks at Brier Creek, Raleigh, NC
The Meadows at Brier Creek, Raleigh, NC
Greenridge Apartments, Rockingham, NC
Whitford Place, Salem, NC
Lanier Pointe I, Shelby, NC
Lanier Pointe II, Shelby, NC
Glen Lake Apartments, Smithfield, NC
James Pointe Apartments, Statesville, NC
Evans Pointe I, Tabor City, NC
Evans Pointe II, Tabor City, NC
Hawthorne Court Apartments, Tarboro, NC
Kingston Ridge Apartments, Thomasville, NC
Bayleaf Plantation, Washington, NC
Clifton Park, Washington, NC
Cottages at Glendale, Wilson, NC
Glendale Woods, Wilson, NC
Morgan’s Ridge I, Wilson, NC
Morgan’s Ridge II, Wilson, NC
Wesley Landing, Wilson, NC
Manor Ridge Apartments, Wingate, NC
Glen Arbor Apartments, Aiken, SC
Port Royal, Beaufort, SC
Azalea Gardens Apartments, Lancaster, SC
Cottages at Azalea Apartments, Lancaster, SC
Miller’s Ridge Apartments, Lancaster, SC
Palmettos Way, Loris, SC
Individuals who believe they or someone they know may have had difficulties because of the inaccessible conditions at any of these properties should e-mail the Justice Department at fairhousing@usdoj.gov or leave a message at 1-833-591-0291, selecting option 1 for further information."
The settlement is a major victory for advocates of disability rights and highlights the importance of enforcing federal civil rights laws to ensure that people with disabilities have access to the housing options of their choice.
Key Facts
- State: North Carolina
- Category: Public Corruption|Human Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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