The Houston office of the EEOC brought this suit against Chelsea North Walk Apartments and related apartment management companies in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in September 1997. While we do not have a copy of the complaint, it seems to have alleged discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. More specifically, the complaint alleged the defendants allowed three female employees to be sexually harassed. The three employees were allowed to intervene in the suit. The defendant filed a motion for summary judgment which was not ruled upon as the parties entered a consent decree in August 1999.

The Consent Decree included non-discrimination and non-retaliation clauses, required the defendant to develop an anti-discrimination policy and required the defendant to post and distribute copies of the policy. The defendant also agreed to provide EEO training to all of its employees at its Chelsea Walk or any other Ren-Al Rents, Inc.'s apartment complexes and required the defendant to permit an EEOC representative to do an annual monitoring inspection on the premises. The injunctive parts of the decree had a three year duration. In the event of non-compliance, the decree called for court enforcement. The defendant agreed to provide a neutral reference to any potential employers of the three complainants and agreed to pay the complainants a total of $10,000.

Justin Kanter - 08/11/2008


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