The owners and manager of three apartment buildings in Washington have agreed to pay $95,000 in damages and civil penalties to resolve a lawsuit charging them with refusing to rent to families with children, according to a recent announcement by the Justice Department.
In its complaint, the department alleged that a manager told a woman seeking an apartment for herself, her husband, and their one-year-old child that the apartment buildings were adult only." The complaint also alleged that the defendants advertised their apartments as being in "adult buildings." The family filed a complaint with HUD
