OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — The owner of an apartment complex in Oklahoma City has agreed to pay more than $50,000 under a settlement agreement for violating the Fair Housing Act.
The Justice Department says the landlord refused to rent a one-bedroom apartment to a single mother upon learning that she would be living with her child, which is a violation of the Fair Housing Act.
“The Fair Housing Act has long prohibited landlords from denying renters simply because they have children. Unfortunately, this type of discrimination still occurs today,” said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. “The Justice Department is committed to seeking relief for families who are harmed when landlords illegally exclude them from housing because of their family status.”…