Effingham, Illinois, Landlord

Housing Discrimination Lawsuit Against Effingham, IL 2015 Public Housing Authorities

DOJ HUD EPA Housing Discrimination Civil Rights Violation Consent Decree

Penalty

$251,500

Outcome

Justice Department Obtains $251,500 Settlement in Housing Discrimination Lawsuit Against Effingham, Illinois, Landlord

Details

The Justice Department today announced an agreement with the owners and operators of Four Seasons Estates Mobile Home Park in Effingham, Illinois, to settle allegations of race and familial status discrimination. Under the consent order, which must still be approved by the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Illinois, the defendants must pay $217,500 to victims of discrimination, who intervened in the lawsuit, to account for the harm they suffered and their attorneys’ fees, and an ad

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Source: DOJ Press Release

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