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Carmel Oliver with her son and daughter.

Oliver v Cobble Creek

#W93-09 | Location: Ypsilanti | Court Level: Federal | Settlement: $21,000

Categories: Familial Status, Sex
Tags: Shared Bedroom

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.

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