#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 […]
#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 […]
#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 […]
#W03-115 Brown v University Management Ypsilanti Leslie Brown contacted the FHC with a complaint of discrimination based on race. Ms. Brown is African-American. FHC testing supported her claim. FHC Cooperating Attorneys Jonathan Rose and Jonathan Weber filed the case on behalf of Ms. Brown. The case was assigned to Judge Denise Page Hood. Court: Federal […]
#W01-44 Mackey v Parkhill Apartments Ypsilanti When Rashawnda and Marcus Mackey, an African-American couple, were denied a unit at Parkhill Apartments, Ms. Mackey was suspicious. She contacted the FHC to report the denial. FHC Coordinator of Investigations Mary Bejian sent teams of African American and white testers to the Ypsilanti apartment complex. Testing supported Ms. […]
#W01-07 Luckett v Town & Country Pittsfield Township Felton Luckett, an African-American man, told the FHC that he applied for an apartment at Town & Country Apartments on Carpenter Road. Not only had he applied, he had been accepted and signed a lease to begin January 1, 2001. When he called Town & Country to […]
#W97-148 Fonte v Romain Realty Ypsilanti Romain Realty was sued in Federal court on allegations of race discrimination. Amelia Fonte attempted to take over a lease for a Romain efficiency apartment in late 1997. According to the lawsuit, after viewing the unit the exiting tenants told Ms. Fonte they were “desperate” to get out of […]
#W95-21 Tankson v Arbor Apartments Ann Arbor Sarah Tankson is an African-American woman with a disability. The FHC took a complaint on Tankson’s case when Arbor Apartments staff stated that they did not take SSI, Tankson’s source of income. Tankson also reported being treated rudely in the Arbor Apartment’s offices. FHC testing and a statement […]
#W95-38 Thomas v Parkhill Apartments Ypsilanti The mother of two small children, Pamela Thomas tried to rent at Parkhill Apartments in Ypsilanti. Ms. Thomas claims she was denied housing because Parkhill did not allow children above the first floor and there were no first floor units available. Court: Federal Settlement: $7,500
#W95-43 Lewis v Williamsburg Village Apartments Lyon Township Sharon Lewis contacted Cooperating Attorney Michael J. Steinberg after the managers of Williamsburg Village Apartments told Lewis that her African-American boyfriend couldn’t move in because of his race (Lewis is white). Steinberg then referred Lewis to the FHC for an investigation of her claim. Testing supported Lewis’ […]