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K9Scoop@yahoogroups.com [mailto:K9Scoop@yahoogroups.com] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Laurie Mehta<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 28, 2007 9:02
AM<BR><B>To:</B> K9Scoop list<BR><B>Subject:</B> USA: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES
GEORGIA LAWSUIT ALLEGING HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST GUIDE DOG
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<P>JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES GEORGIA LAWSUIT
ALLEGING<BR>HOUSING<BR>DISCRIMINATION AGAINST GUIDE DOG USERS<BR><BR>WASHINGTON
- The Justice Department announced today<BR>that it has<BR>reached a settlement
with the owners and managers of<BR>the Hickory<BR>Plantation and Willow Way
Apartments, both located in<BR>Camden County,<BR>Ga., resolving a lawsuit filed
by the Department<BR>alleging discrimination<BR>against persons with
disabilities. According to the<BR>complaint, which<BR>was filed simultaneously
with the consent decree in<BR>federal district<BR>court in Savannah, Ga.,
Defendants Herbert Bolt, Betty<BR>Bolt, and Herbert<BR>Bolt, Jr. violated the
Fair Housing Act by refusing to<BR>rent an apartment<BR>at Hickory Plantation to
a visually impaired<BR>individual who used a guide<BR>dog.<BR><BR>Under the
agreement, which must still be approved by<BR>the court,<BR>the defendants will
pay $35,000 to compensate victims<BR>at Hickory<BR>Plantation and Willow Way,
pay a $20,000 civil penalty<BR>to the U.S.<BR>government, establish and follow
non-discriminatory<BR>tenancy procedures,<BR>undergo fair housing training, and
file reports with<BR>the government.<BR><BR>"Individuals who use guide dogs are
entitled to the<BR>same housing<BR>opportunities as people who don't," said Rena
J.<BR>Comisac, Acting<BR>Assistant Attorney General for the Civil
Rights<BR>Division. "Landlords<BR>must understand that they have a
responsibility to<BR>make reasonable<BR>accommodations for persons with
disabilities, and<BR>where they fail to do<BR>so, the Department will enforce
the law."<BR><BR>The Department conducted its investigation
using<BR>fair-housing<BR>testers - individuals who pose as renters for
purposes<BR>of gathering<BR>information about possible discriminatory practices
in<BR>the rental of<BR>apartments.<BR><BR>This case is another example of the
success of<BR>Operation Home<BR>Sweet Home, a concentrated initiative of
the<BR>Department of Justice to<BR>expose and eliminate housing discrimination
in<BR>America. This initiative<BR>was inspired by the plight of displaced
victims of<BR>Hurricane Katrina who<BR>were suddenly forced to find new places
to live.<BR>Operation Home Sweet<BR>Home is not limited to the areas hit by
Hurricane<BR>Katrina and targets<BR>housing discrimination across the country.
More<BR>information about<BR>Operation Home Sweet Home is available at the
Justice<BR>Department Web<BR>site at<BR><A
href="http://www.usdoj.gov/fairhousing.">http://www.usdoj.<WBR>gov/fairhousing.</A><BR><BR>Individuals
who believe that they may have been the<BR>victim of<BR>housing discrimination
at Hickory Plantation or Willow<BR>Way should call<BR>the Justice Department's
Housing and Civil Enforcement<BR>Section at<BR>1-800-896-7743 (option number
93), or send an email to<BR><A
href="mailto:fairhousing%40usdoj.gov">fairhousing@<WBR>usdoj.gov</A>.<BR><BR>Since
Jan. 1, 2001, the Justice Department's Civil<BR>Rights<BR>Division has filed 238
cases to enforce the Fair<BR>Housing Act, 112 of<BR>which have alleged
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