HUD AND VIRGINIA PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY SETTLE ALLEGATIONS THE COMPANY DENIED OPPORTUNITIES TO NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS
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WASHINGTON, DC – January 16, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that Virginia Realty Company of Tidewater, Inc., a property management company based in Virginia Beach, VA, will pay $82,500 to settle allegations that it refused to allow a Hispanic woman to apply for an apartment because she did not speak fluent English. Virginia Realty had a policy of not renting to persons with limited English proficiency.


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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is the nation’s housing agency committed to increasing homeownership, particularly among minorities; creating affordable housing opportunities for low-income Americans; and supporting the homeless, elderly, people with disabilities and people living with AIDS. The Department also promotes economic and community development, and enforces the nation’s fair housing laws.

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