A homeowners association in North Texas is being sued by many of its Black residents, who the HOA moved to boot from the community under the guise of addressing crime.
According to The Dallas Morning News, the federal lawsuit against the small Denton County HOA was filed this spring in the Eastern District of Texas, where Black Providence Villiage residents say they have feared for their safety and that of their families ever since the association tried to remove residents who receive government assistance to pay rent, nearly all of whom were Black. Of course, the property management company, FirstService Residential, said in a written statement Tuesday that it “denies the allegations and remains committed to operating with fairness, integrity, and compliance with the law,” and it has denied the allegations of racial discrimination, but the communities Facebook pages reportedly tell a different story. Also, the residents aren’t the only ones to file a discrimination suit against the HOA.
From the Morning News:…