Press Release
☷HUD Charges Montana Property Manager and Apartment Complex Owner with Retaliation
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ( By Press Release office)
Jan 24,2024
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Hey , guess what? The U . S . Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ) just announced that they ' re charging a property manager and ownership entity in Livingston , Montana . Why? Well , apparently they were being total jerks to a tenant who was just exercising their fair housing rights . This included doing things like intimidating , threatening , and interfering with the tenant . Not cool , right? The Fair Housing Act actually prohibits this kind of retaliation and behavior . Demetria L . McCain , HUD’s Principal Assistant Deputy Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity , said that this kind of conduct is totally not okay and they ' re not gonna let it slide . HUD ' s got the tenant ' s back and they ' re gonna hold those housing providers accountable for breaking the law . The charge alleges that the property manager and owner retaliated against the tenant after the tenant spoke up about inappropriate behavior towards her daughter . The property manager did a bunch of crappy things like threatening eviction and sending harassing text messages . It got so bad that the tenant felt like she had to leave her apartment and find somewhere else to live . Damon Smith , HUD ' s General Counsel , said that this behavior is just plain wrong and HUD is gonna make sure tenants are protected from this kind of retaliation . An Administrative Law Judge will hear the case , and if they find that discrimination occurred , they can award damages to the tenant and order other relief to stop this from happening again . So , if you think you ' re a victim of housing discrimination , reach out to HUD . They ' ve got your back . You can contact them at ( 800 ) 669 - 9777 ( voice ) or ( 800 ) 927 - 9275 ( TTY ) . Get more info at www . hud . gov/fairhousing and www . justice . gov .
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