HUD Charges Mass. Landlord with Discriminating Against Families with Children

HUD recently charged the owner of a Massachusetts community with housing discrimination for refusing to rent an apartment to a couple with children because the unit was located on the third floor. The charge will be heard by an administrative law judge unless either party elects to take it to court.

HUD filed the charge on behalf of a couple who allegedly were denied the opportunity to rent the third-floor unit because they have a 3-year-old son. The couple was also expecting their second child when they were searching for an apartment, according to HUD.