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Lawsuit Filed Against Landlord for Racial Discrimination
Here is another example of a recent Fair Housing Act lawsuit brought by the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”). I try to post case summaries in order to provide timely updates to real estate professionals about the "dos and don'ts" under the Fair Housing Act, since fair housing is such an important issue.
On Tuesday (November 24, 2009), the DOJ filed a lawsuit against Terence Flanagan, a Chicago area property owner and rental agent, alleging that he refused to rent properties he owned or controlled to African-Americans, in violation of the Fair Housing Act. The lawsuit alleges that Mr. Flanagan refused to rent a single-family house he owned to Kamal Alex Majeid, who is African-American, because of his race.
According to the lawsuit, on or about July 27, 2009, Kamal Alex Majeid called the telephone number listed in a newspaper advertisement that offered for rent a single-family house (located in Orland Park, Illinois), confirmed that the house was available for rent, and made an appointment to see the house the following day.
On July 28, 2009, Mr. Majeid, who is African-American, and his wife met Mr. Flanagan outside the rental house. When they arrived to see the house, they observed ... more

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