admin on April 3, 2016
The Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana (FHCCI), the Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services Commission(IPAS), and an Indianapolis family announce the filing of a federal lawsuit against the Grandville Cooperative, Inc. and Kirkpatrick Management Co. Inc. of Indianapolis, Indiana. The complaint alleges that the defendants refused to rent to a family that included a person with disabilities stating that “…it will be a liability to offer [the person with a disability] a unit that is not accommodating to everyone in the household.”
“Disability has been a federally protected class since 1988, but we still see examples of housing discrimination daily,” said Amy Nelson, Executive Director of the FHCCI. “Persons with disabilities must have housing options available to them similar to those without disabilities, including access to housing of their choice.”
After receiving contact from the family expressing their concerns about their rights, the FHCCI conducted an investigation and found evidence of discrimination due to disability in violation of fair housing laws.
Read the entire release and download a copy of the filed complaint on the FHCCI’s News Page.
