Housing


Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed in Allentown Girls’ Four-Story Fall

The death of a 3-year-old Allentown girl who fell from a fourth-story window along with her 5-year-old sister last year has prompted a wrongful death lawsuit. Jessica Tatum, the mother of Tamara and Tiana Arnette, is suing the owners of the apartment building at 702 Turner St., which houses once-homeless families pursuing educational or vocational training. Tamara died shortly after …


Lawsuit Settlement Could Mean Housing for Yakima’s Homeless

Under a settlement agreement reached this week, Yakima Neighborhood Health Services will drop its federal lawsuit against the city of Yakima and instead submit a new application for using Roy’s Market as an apartment building to house local homeless people. The revised application, which Neighborhood Health must submit within 90 days, will be for an apartment facility in which up to 40 homeless …


Lawsuit Aims to Prompt City Inspectors to Keep Close Eye on HUD Properties, Protect Tenants

A group of public housing residents are suing a city official for not enforcing building-quality standards at federally subsidized apartments, saying the policy has unfairly left low-income tenants to languish in poor living conditions that are illegal under city law. Landlords are required by the city building code to keep rental properties in decent condition, but the city typically doesn’t …



In Lawsuit Against City, Nonprofit Says Opponent of Their Proposed Apartments for Homeless Donated Heavily to Mayor, Others

A local nonprofit says a politically connected businessman gave campaign donations to former Mayor Alvin Brown and other officials as he tried to kill the group’s proposed apartment complex for homeless people and that city officials retaliated against the group after it sued the city for housing discrimination. The nonprofit, Ability Housing, added the allegations to the existing lawsuit it …


LA Paying $200M to Settle Lawsuit Over Disabled Housing

Los Angeles agreed Tuesday to spend at least $200 million over a decade to provide thousands of apartments for people with disabilities. The City Council voted 12-0 to settle a federal lawsuit by several advocacy groups. They alleged the city’s redevelopment agency violated anti-discrimination laws by paying for affordable housing projects that weren’t accessible to those who …


Lafayette: Homes at Deer Hill Lawsuit Moves Forward

A Contra Costa Superior Court judge has upheld a ruling that allows a lawsuit against developers and the city of Lafayette to move forward. Judge Judith S. Craddick affirmed Aug. 9 a tentative ruling rejecting the city and developer O’Brien Land Company’s request that the lawsuit filed by the San Francisco Bay Area Renters’ Federation not move forward. The city and developer filed …


Lincoln Military Housing Settles Landmark Troop Eviction Lawsuit

Lincoln Military Housing must pay $200,000 in fees and penalties to four military members and the federal government under a Department of Justice settlement reached Thursday after the company illegally evicted service members from their on-base homes. This case marks the first time the Justice Department has filed allegations of unlawful evictions under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, …


Stinky Washing Machine Claims Bring Settlement

Stinky washing machine claims bring settlement: Whirlpool and Sears have agreed to settle with owners of front-loading washing machines, nine years after claims of mold-growing washers appeared in court. The claimants said the front-loaders didn’t self-clean properly, and that the companies failed to warn them. About 5.5 …