HUD Charges Property Owners and Management Company with Discriminating Against Single Mom

Swarthmore, PA – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) announced that it is charging several Bristol property owners and their management company with discriminating against families with children. This charge of discrimination is initiated by HUD on behalf of a single mother and her child, and the Fair Housing Council of Suburban Philadelphia (“FHCSP”). HUD alleges that Quality Realty Associates (“QRA”), Vincent Quattrocchi, Louis Quattrocchi and Cecelia Quattrocchi violated the Fair Housing Act because they do not permit children to live in their apartments.

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Spring 2010

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan is charging the owners of several apartment buildings in Bucks County, PA with discriminating against families with children. This charge of discrimination is initiated by HUD on behalf of Robin Link, her adopted minor son, and the Fair Housing Council of Suburban Philadelphia (FHCSP). HUD charged landlords Charles and Patricia Trucksess with illegally terminating the lease of a single mother because she adopted an 11-year old child. In addition, HUD alleges that the landlords made discriminatory statements indicating that they did not rent to families with children and that they discouraged other families from applying for available rental units by understating the number of bedrooms.

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