On January 14, 2011, the United States Department of Justice filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, under the Fair Housing Act against a landlord. On behalf of a family of African-American tenants alleging housing discrimination, DOJ asked the Court for declaratory, injunctive, and monetary relief. The complaint alleged that the defendant landlords had abusively evicted the tenants and yelled racial epithets at them repeatedly.

On April 11, 2011, the parties entered into a consent decree which enjoined the defendants from: 1) refusing to rent or negotiate for the rental of a dwelling to any person because of race or color, 2) making any advertising that indicates a preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race or color, and 3) coercing any person in the exercise or enjoyment of, or on account of his or her having exercised or enjoyed, rights granted or protected by the Fair Housing Act. The defendants agreed to pay $25,000 to the tenants and $5,000 in attorneys' fees. The duration of the order was three years.

There was no further activity on the docket after the three year timeframe ended and now the case is presumed closed.

Stacey McClurkin - 11/10/2011
Hope Brinn - 10/30/2018


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