Filed Date: March 15, 2006
Closed Date: 2009
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The Department of Justice filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on March 15, 2006, alleging violations of the Fair Housing Act (FHA), 42 U.S.C. § 3612(o), on behalf of a minority renter. The DOJ alleged that the Defendant-landlords had been contacted by a prospective tenant who expressed interest in renting one of Defendants' properties and that the Defendants refused to rent the property to the prospective tenant because of her race.
On July 31, 2006, the parties entered a consent decree with the District Court, which would retain jurisdiction for three years. Under the consent decree, the Defendants agreed to pay the prospective tenant $40,000 in damages, operate under an injunction against future violations of the FHA, post notices of its nondiscrimination policy, and create a training program to guard against future violations of the FHA.
Judge John F. Fullam approved the consent decree on September 6. The consent decree ended in 2009, and the case is now closed.
Summary Authors
Andrew Nash (6/2/2008)
Fullam, John Patrick (Pennsylvania)
Gibson, Virginia A. (District of Columbia)
Gonzales, Alberto (District of Columbia)
Hutchinson, Margaret L. (Pennsylvania)
Kim, Wan J. (District of Columbia)
Fullam, John Patrick (Pennsylvania)
Last updated March 26, 2024, 3:11 a.m.
State / Territory: Pennsylvania
Case Type(s):
Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: March 15, 2006
Closing Date: 2009
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
An African-American woman whose rental agent quoted her at a higher price than he did a Caucasian woman for the same property.
Plaintiff Type(s):
U.S. Dept of Justice plaintiff
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Daniel Waisbord (Philadelphia), Private Entity/Person
Helene Waisbord (Philadelphia), Private Entity/Person
Ava Waisbord (Philadelphia), Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Fair Housing Act/Fair Housing Amendments Act (FHAA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601 et seq.
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration: 2006 - 2009
Issues
Discrimination-area:
Discrimination-basis:
Race:
Affected Sex or Gender: