SACRAMENTO – The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) today announced reaching a fair housing settlement with the owners of an individual rental property in Sacramento. The settlement comes after the state filed a lawsuit in 2022 against the landlords for allegedly discriminating against a tenant based on her race, disability, and use of housing assistance through Section 8, and for retaliating against and harassing the tenant when she attempted to assert her rights. As a result of the...| calcivilrights.ca.gov
SACRAMENTO – The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) today announced a lawsuit against the owners of Park Glenview Apartments, an 84-unit senior living community in Oakland, over their alleged refusal to accept Section 8. Under California law, landlords and housing providers cannot refuse to rent to people based on their use of housing assistance programs, such as Section 8.| calcivilrights.ca.gov