Fair Housing Update: March 2005

Washington State
FAIR HOUSING UPDATE

Volume 10, Issue 2

March 2005

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Articles in this issue:

Nonprofit Fair Housing Agencies Celebrate Ten Years of Service
The Fair Housing Center of South Puget Sound and Northwest Fair Housing Alliance are celebrating their ten year anniversaries.

Help the Fair Housing Center Celebrates Ten Years!
Fair Housing Month Events.

Lakewood Landlord Pays $925,000 to Settle Discrimination Case
A Federal judge signed a consent decree requiring a Lakewood apartment complex and its landlords to pay $925,000 to 18 former tenants and applicants who alleged race and parental status discrimination.

Keeping the Dream Alive in Fair Housing
The City of Tacoma's 19th Annual Fair Housing Conference is coming to the new Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center April 21, 2005.

Questions & Answers Column

Is it okay for owner Jean Marley to advertise her duplex unit this way? "Large two bedroom unit. Near shopping and schools. Disability accessible and family friendly."

Kathy Jackson and Tony Lamada, an unmarried couple, wish to rent an apartment at the Galleria Apts. The manager asks each of them to complete a rental application and pay a credit check fee. Is this discriminatory?

Residents are complaining about loud noises coming from the Dowd apartment. When Manager Fargo talks with the Dowds, they tell him the noise is drumming which is part of their religion. Would it be discriminatory for Fargo to tell them to stop making this noise?

Elderly Mrs. Tanaka has a state disabled parking permit for her car. All parking is open to all tenants, but she asks management to give her a reserved space close to her unit. Is her request reasonable according to fair housing laws?

Jack has people of various races on his maintenance staff. A resident in the complex who requested some repair work has asked Jack not to send a black employee to do repairs. What should Jack do?

New tenant Olson advises Manager Quentin that he wants to rebuild the plumbing in his apartment so that he can hook up a portable dialysis unit there. Quentin refuses because apartment rules forbid tenants from painting or altering their units in any way. Is this discriminatory?

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ABOUT THIS PUBLICATION

The Washington State Fair Housing Update is a quarterly publication of Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) Agencies and non-profit fair housing organizations. For more information, contact us:

U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development
206-220-5170 / 1-800-877-0246 / TTY 206-220-5185 / Website: www.hud.gov/offices/fheo

Washington State Human Rights Commission
360-753-6770 / 1-800-233-3247 / TTY 1-800-300-7525 / Website: www.hum.wa.gov

King County Office of Civil Rights
206-296-7592 / TTY 206-296-7596 / Website: www.metrokc.gov/dias/ocre

Seattle Office for Civil Rights
206-684-4500 / TTY 206-684-4503 / Website: www.cityofseattle.net/civilrights

Tacoma Human Rights & Human Services Department
253-591-5151 / TTY 253-591-5153 / Website: www.cityoftacoma.org/HRHS

Fair Housing Center of South Puget Sound
253-274-9523 / 1-888-766-8800 / TTY 253-274-9523

Northwest Fair Housing Alliance (Spokane)
509-325-2665 / 1-800-200-FAIR (3247)

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Updated: Mar. 25, 2005