The HUD Settles National Origin Discrimination Claims With MGM Investment Company
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it has reached a conciliation agreement/voluntary compliance agreement with MGM Investment Company, the owner of Roosevelt Plaza Apartments in Phoenix, as well as its property manager, resolving allegations that they violated the Fair Housing Act and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when they failed to provide adequate language services for a resident with limited English proficiency. Roosevelt Plaza Apartments is a recipient of HUD funding.
The Fair Housing Act prohibits housing providers from discriminating against people because of national origin. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of national origin by recipients of federal financial assistance and requires such recipients to take reasonable steps to ensure that people with limited English proficiency have meaningful access to language services.
