HUD ALLEGES ADS BY DENVER AREA CONDO ASSOCIATION DISCRIMINATE AGAINST FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN

WASHINGTON, DC – July 16, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it has charged a Denver condominium association with violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against families with children under the age of 18. According to HUD’s charge, Windsor Gardens Association allegedly maintained discriminatory restrictions and published discriminatory statements and advertisements that limited or denied housing to families with children. One statement read: “Head of household must be 50 years of age; children under the age of 17 are not permitted.”