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Newby et al. v Woodcrest Condominiums

January 17, 2007 | Categories: Litigation | Tags: age, disability, familial status, Monroe, race

#W07-135 Newby et al. v Woodcrest Condominiums Monroe James Newby, Sarah and Joshua Drummonds, and the Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan accepted $40,000 to settle their claim against the Woodcrest Condominium Association and managers Barbara and Allan Diedrich. The suit claimed discrimination based on race, familial status, age and disability. The complex, located in […]

Lowrey v Uptown & FHC v Uptown

January 17, 2006 | Categories: Litigation | Tags: Canton, disability

#W06-21 & 21b Lowrey v Uptown & FHC v Uptown Canton Mike Lowrey contacted the Fair Housing Center because his “barrier free” apartment had some accessibility problems. During our investigation we discovered that only four first floor units in the complex were made accessible. According to the Fair Housing Act, all multi-family housing built for […]

Fjellman v Forest Hills Cooperative

January 17, 2006 | Categories: Litigation | Tags: Ann Arbor, disability, Reasonable Accommodation

#W06-47 Fjellman v Forest Hills Cooperative Ann Arbor Forest Hills Cooperative started eviction proceeding against Gwen Fjellman based the behavior of her disabled child. Legal Services of South Central Michigan requested that Forest Hills drop the eviction plan as a reasonable accommodation of the child’s disability. When the request for reasonable accommodation was refused, FHC […]

Holland et al v Camelot

January 17, 2005 | Categories: Litigation | Tags: race, Ypsilanti Township

#W05-15 Holland et al v Camelot Ypsilanti Township Nikia Holland, an African-American woman, and her white friends Suzanne and Eric Trader accepted $47,500 to settle a race discrimination case against the owners of Camelot Apartment in Ypsilanti Township. In 2005, Ms. Holland and her friend contacted the FHC to complain about the manager. Their complaints […]

FHC v Town & Country

January 17, 2005 | Categories: Litigation | Tags: Pittsfield Township, race

#W05-65 FHC v Town & Country Pittsfield Township In 2001 Felton Luckett, an African-American man, told the FHC that he was accepted and later denied tenancy at Town & Country Apartments on Carpenter Road. Undercover testing supported Mr. Luckett’s race discrimination claim and Cooperating Attorney Steve Tomkowiak helped settle the case for $5,000. After the […]

Frye v Parkway Meadows

January 17, 2004 | Categories: Litigation | Tags: Ann Arbor, disability, Reasonable Accommodation

#W04-14 Frye v Parkway Meadows Ann Arbor Carol Frye has a disability. When she could no longer manage without a wheelchair, she made a written request to Keystone Management for a ramp to the entrance of her apartment. She also requested an accessible shower. In a letter denying her request, the regional property manager states […]

Tyus v Fairway Trails

January 17, 2004 | Categories: Litigation | Tags: disability, Reasonable Accommodation, Retaliation, Ypsilanti Township

#W04-57 Tyus v Fairway Trails Ypsilanti Township After living in Fairway Trails Apartments for three months Harry Tyus asked if, instead of the first week of the month, he could pay his rent after his Social Security disability check arrived. The former tow-truck driver liked the location and convenience of the apartment but not the […]

Keck v Kensington Court

January 17, 2004 | Categories: Litigation | Tags: 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, Ann Arbor, race

#W04-88 Keck v Kensington Court Ann Arbor Alfreda and Devon Keck filed a racial discrimination suit against Kensington Court Hotel, located at 610 Hilton Boulevard in Ann Arbor, MI. The African-American couple went to Kensington Court to book their wedding reception and hotel rooms for October 2005. When the Keck’s attempted to book the facilities […]

Beswick v Arbors at Lakeside

January 17, 2004 | Categories: Litigation | Tags: disability, Jackson, Reasonable Accommodation

#W04-96 Beswick v Arbors at Lakeside Jackson Kathleen Beswick and Robert Wahlberg have disabilities. They asked for a reserved parking space as a reasonable accommodation. FHC staff asked for the accommodation in writing with a deadline of late November 2004. Despite promises from the manager, no sign was provided. FHC Cooperating Attorneys Rose & Weber […]

Russman v Merrit

January 17, 2003 | Categories: Litigation | Tags: Ann Arbor, familial status, pregnancy

#W03-102 Russman v Merrit Ann Arbor Pregnant with her first child, Pamela Russman told the FHC she was denied the right to look at an apartment because she was expecting a baby. Testing supported her claim of discrimination based on familial status. Filed by FHC Cooperating Attorney Denise M. Heberle of Heberle & Finnegan, the […]

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