The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently announced that Tzadik Georgia Portfolio, LLC, and Tzadik Management Group, LLC, housing providers in Albany Georgia, will pay $34,900 under a HUD Consent Order resolving allegations that they discriminated against a tenant with disabilities. Read HUD’s Order.
The Fair Housing Act makes it unlawful to deny housing or impose different rental terms and conditions based on disability, race, national origin, color, religion, sex, or familial status. It is illegal to refuse to provide a reasonable accommodation to a person with disabilities.
“The rights of persons with disabilities have been protected under the Fair Housing Act for more than 30 years, yet they continue to be subjected to discriminatory treatment,” said Anna María Farías, HUD Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. “HUD will continue taking appropriate action when housing providers fail to meet their responsibilities to comply with the nation’s housing laws.”
“Providing reasonable accommodations in accordance with the Fair Housing Act is an essential part of a housing provider’s responsibilities,” said Michael B. Williams, HUD’s Principal Deputy General Counsel. “This settlement demonstrates HUD’s commitment to ensuring persons with disabilities are afforded equal access to housing.”
Cassandra Edwards
November 7, 2023 at 10:58 am
I was denied housing due to me being a person with disabilities, I filed a complaint with HUD, My case number is 04-23-5363-8 Inquiry 734560, My case worker is Mrs. Michelle Espinonza 40 Marietta St. Atlanta Georgia, She informed me that the company of Orchard Walk will no longer own the apartments come Nov.13th 2023 and She is waiting until they no longer owns the place, This company denied me housing for 8 months and all Mrs. Espinoza will say is to take $1000 dollars after this company cost me to lose most my belonging and watched my family die to cancer, after being approved for the apartment in April, But denied me from renting it or enter into the unit, Now Ms. Espinoza is trying to wait until the company sells the place, Because She do not want to charge the company with discrimination, Which goes against all HUD rules, all I can do now is request the help of Our Senators, as I a wait the out come, No Happy Holidays for me, But I wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas!