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Section 8 housing assistance

AG: Real Estate Company Settles Rent Discrimination Lawsuit AG: Real Estate Company Settles Rent Discrimination Lawsuit
AG: Real Estate Company Settles Rent Discrimination Lawsuit A major real estate company has settled a complaint for discriminating against a tenant based on income, according to Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal. The manager of a 237-unit apartment complex in North Jersey has agreed to pay a former prospective tenant $30,000 to resolve allegations the company unlawfully rejected him because he planned to pay with federal Section 8 housing assistance, Grewal said on Friday. Tower Management Services, L.P., which manages Ivy Lane Apartments in Bergenfield and at least 17 other apartment complexes, also has agreed to make significant policy change…