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Zaremba Management Company, owner of Linden House Apartments, to pay $100,000 in settlement
The Zaremba Management Company, owner and manager of the Linden House Apartments in Cleveland, Ohio, has agreed to pay $100,000 to resolve allegations that they refused to rent to individuals because they had children. This settlement must be approved by U.S. District Judge Solomon Oliver Jr.
The settlement resolves a lawsuit filed by the Justice Department on September 30, 2013, against the Zaremba Management Company, the Linden Apartment Company, and a property manager who worked at the Linden House Apartments. The United States alleged that the defendants violated the Fair Housing Act by maintaining a policy of refusing to rent units at Linden House to families with children.
The Fair Housing Act does allow housing that is reserved for older persons to limit residency to adults under certain circumstances, but Linden House did not meet the requirements for this exemption.
The settlement requires the defendants to pay $90,000 to victims of their discriminatory actions and to pay $10,000 in civil penalties to the United States. The settlement also requires the defendants to remove any restrictions on occupancy by families with children at the Linden House Apartments and to take certain steps such as training employees and reporting to the Department of Justice to make sure that such discriminatory policies are not implemented in the future.
“Finding decent, safe and affordable housing is critical for working families,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Molly Moran for the Civil Rights Division. “Such families should not be turned away from housing merely because they have children.”
Fighting illegal discrimination in housing is a top priority of the Justice Department. The federal Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin and disability. More information about the Civil Rights Division and the laws it enforces is available at www.usdoj.gov/crt.
Individuals who believe that they have been victims of housing discrimination or have information related to this lawsuit can call the Justice Department at 1-800-896-7743, e-mail the Justice Department at fairhousing@usdoj.gov or contact the Department of Housing and Urban Development at 1-800-669-9777.
Key Facts
- State: Ohio
- Category: Public Corruption
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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