Discrimination Lawsuit Against Major Palm Beach County Housing Provider

Fair Housing Center of the Greater Palm Beaches Announces Federal Lawsuit against

Major Housing Provider in Western Palm Beach County At 11:00 a.m. today Fair Housing Center of the Greater Palm Beaches, Inc. (FHC) will announce the filing of a federal discrimination lawsuit against one of the largest private housing providers in the Glades area of Palm Beach County. The FHC will disclose details of the Fair Housing Act lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The complaint in the case describes allegations of one of the most blatant acts of housing discrimination the FHC has ever investigated. The FHC's involvement began after the organization received complaints about the housing provider forcing all of the families with children to vacate its apartment complex in Pahokee. The lawsuit, which follows the FHC's investigation of the complaints, alleges that, in callous and reckless disregard of the fair housing rights of the tenants, the company delivered a cruel early Christmas present to the families with children living in the Pahokee complex. In the weeks before Christmas, tenants received a notice stating: "IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN LIVING OR STAYING IN THE APARTMENT UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS OLD, YOU WILL HAVE TO VACATE THE PROPERTY BEFORE JANUARY 1ST, 2009. " "IF YOU REFUSE TO MOVE OR COMPLY WITH THE NEW OWNERS WE WILL EVICT YOU IMMEDIATELY." An update on this story today at noon.