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Article: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES OWNER, MANAGER OF VIRGINIA BEACH APARTMENT COMPLEX FOR RACE, FAMILIAL STATUS DISCRIMINATION
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- July 26, 2007
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The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following press release:
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against Dr. John Crockett Henry and Henry LLP of Virginia Beach, Va., alleging that Crockett and his company discriminated against black tenants and families with children at the 15½ Street Apartments in Virginia Beach. The defendants rent apartments at the 30-unit complex to tenants who participate in the federally subsidized Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.
The Department's complaint, filed in federal district court in Norfolk, alleges that the defendants discriminated against black tenants by imposing different terms and conditions on their tenancies because of their ...