Viens v. American Empire Surplus Lines Insurance: Landlords who sued an insurance company for allegedly terminating their property insurance policies because they rented to tenants paying with Section 8 housing vouchers have settled their federal lawsuit for $475,000.
The Connecticut Fair Housing Center in Hartford joined the two landlords in filing a federal lawsuit against American Empire Surplus Lines Insurance Co. alleging source-of-income discrimination in violation of the state’s fair housing law. The plaintiffs’ lawsuit also alleged discrimination on the basis of race and national origin in violation of the state’s fair housing law and the federal Fair Housing Act, as a large percentage of Section 8 users are minorities.
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