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As alleged in the complaint, two Summerhill employees
contacted the King County Office of Civil Rights (KCOCR) in
2007 and complained of discriminatory housing practices at
Summerhill. KCOCR then contracted the Fair Housing Council of
Washington to conduct testing at Summerhill.
After testing was conducted, KCOCR referred the matter to
HUD (Housing and Urban Development Department).
After an investigation, the Secretary of HUD determined
that there was reasonable cause to believe that discriminatory
housing practices had occurred and issued a charge of
discrimination.
The defendants elected to have the matters asserted in
the HUD charge heard in federal court.
"Housing discrimination is illegal and unacceptable,"
said Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity John Trasviña.
"HUD and the Justice Department work to eliminate it," he
said.
The suit seeks monetary damages for those harmed by the
defendants' actions, civil penalties and a court order barring
future discrimination. PTI LKJ
KAB



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