On Jan. 14, a landlord agreed to pay $272,000 to settle claims that he violated fair housing laws. In 2003, the Texas Workforce Commission – Civil Rights Division received complaints from tenants Tina Turner-Brooks and Chenitha Burlson that landlord Henry Carter had entered their Austin apartments without permission, subjected them to unwanted sexual advances and falsely accused them of violating the terms of the federal housing assistance they received. Burlson was ultimately evicted, and Turner-Brooks said she was forced to move due to Carter’s actions. After the TWC filed suit accusing Carter of violating the Fair Housing Act, the properties were transferred to a company led by Carter’s sons. The TWC claimed the property transfer was an attempt to avoid possible judgments in the case. The defense denied the claims and argued Carter was mentally incompetent at the time of the alleged incidents.
Texas Workforce Commission – Civil Rights Division v. Carter, No. 03-001971-cv-85
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