Oliver v Cobble Creek

January 1, 1993 | Categories: Litigation | Tags: Cobble Creek, fair housing center of southeastern michigan, familial status, sex, Ypsilanti Township

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Oliver v Cobble Creek
Ypsilanti Township

Carmel Oliver contacted the FHC to report that she was denied a two-bedroom apartment because she had a son and a daughter, and was told that children of the opposite sex couldn’t share a bedroom.  The case claimed discrimination based on sex and familial status.

Court: Federal
Settlement: $21,000

In the News:

• “Suit cites bedroom rules at complex“, Detroit Free Press, April 2, 1993
• “Children discriminated against in renting, woman says“, Ann Arbor News, April 2, 1993
• “$21,000 paid in suit over kids sharing room“, Detroit Free Press, September 23, 1993