Texas Town Wins Housing Discrimination Lawsuit Crime News

April 14th, 2011 by Caitlin Bartley

Texas Town Wins Housing Discrimination Lawsuit

Officials in a Dallas, Texas suburb have won a lawsuit filed by a non-profit fair housing agency who had claimed that the town discriminated against low-income families

According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the Inclusive Communities Project (ICP) Incorporated filed a suit against the town of Flower Mound in 2008 alleging that its lack of multi-family housing was a violation of the federal Fair Housing Act.

The news source reports that the ICP had claimed that the town had a history of zoning agreements that excluded certain groups, and that officials refused to participate in any loan or credit program in order to create more affordable housing even though nearby towns had adopted low-income friendly policies.

The suit also claimed that the town’s exclusive policies prevented the ICP from assisting low-income families to seek affordable housing in Dallas suburbs, including Flower Mound.

The ICP reportedly has 30 days to appeal the U.S. District Court judge’s decision that the town did not violate federal fair housing laws. Officials for the organization reportedly had said that it will take the case to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary.

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