Housing

University: Dismiss Lawsuit Related to Sexual Assaults

The University of Kansas is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit related to two alleged sexual assaults. Two former female rowers contend they were raped in university housing by the same man. The two women and their parents claim in the lawsuit that the university misled the public by saying campus housing was safe.


Judge to Consider KU’s Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Related to Alleged Sexual Assaults at KU

A Douglas County judge is considering a motion from the University of Kansas to dismiss a lawsuit that claims the university misled the public by presenting campus housing as safe. The lawsuit stems from two women, both former KU rowers, who said they were raped in university housing — Jayhawker Towers — by the same man, also a student athlete. The man had played football for the university, …



Encinitas City Council Settles Housing Lawsuit

The city of Encinitas announced Tuesday that a settlement agreement was reached Monday in a lawsuit brought against the city regarding local housing needs, including the Encinitas Housing Element and residential developments requesting density bonuses. Developer DCM Properties, Inc. filed the lawsuit against the city in January. DCM’s suit challenged the city’s failure to update …



Indy Law Firm to Represent AHA in Westvale Lawsuit

Based on the advice of its insurance carrier, the Anderson Housing Authority has hired Indianapolis law firm Barnes & Thornburg to represent it in a federal lawsuit. The Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana and two tenants filed a class-action lawsuit against AHA, citing sexual harassment, racial discrimination and health problems related to conditions that the management failed to …


ACLU Lawsuit Challenges City of Hesperia, Sheriff’s Department

The ACLU Foundation of Southern California has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of the Victor Valley Family Resource Center against the city of Hesperia and San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon. The nonprofit VVFRC, which is led by founder and CEO Sharon Green, is challenging Hesperia’s attempts to “unlawfully restrict” housing and support services for “individuals with …