Case: Milsap, Fair Housing Center of the Greater Palm Beaches (FHC), Housing Opportunities Project for Excellence, Inc. (HOPE), vs. Cornerstone Residential Management, Inc., et. al.,
LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST THE NATION’s 5th LARGEST HOUSING PROVIDER FOR DISCRIMINATING AGAINST FAMILIES WITH MINOR CHILDREN
05-60033-CIV, Judge Marra, United States District Court Southern District of Florida
Miami Resident, Terri Milsap and her two young boys, along with several other single moms, HOPE of Miami, and the Fair Housing Center of the Greater Palm Beaches have filed a class action lawsuit against Cornerstone Residential Management company for discriminating and refusing to rent apartment units to families with minor children at 52 different apartment complexes all over Florida. Cornerstone’s representatives discouraged families with minor children from renting and limited the number of children who may live in apartment buildings. Such discrimination violates the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968. Cornerstone’s position is that such discrimination did not occur at all 52 complexes and that due to certain green space requirements, limited space and plumbing requirements, it could not enforce the minimum requirements of the law. Milsap, HOPE, and the FHC have discovered that Cornerstone received ½ billion dollars in federal government tax dollars (credits) to develop its residential rental properties and promised the federal government that it would in turn market its rental units to families with children and low-income families. Since the time the lawsuit was filed, Cornerstone has changed its occupancy policies in favor of families with minor children. The case is pending before Judge Marra.
05-60033-CIV, Judge Marra, United States District Court Southern District of Florida
Miami Resident, Terri Milsap and her two young boys, along with several other single moms, HOPE of Miami, and the Fair Housing Center of the Greater Palm Beaches have filed a class action lawsuit against Cornerstone Residential Management company for discriminating and refusing to rent apartment units to families with minor children at 52 different apartment complexes all over Florida. Cornerstone’s representatives discouraged families with minor children from renting and limited the number of children who may live in apartment buildings. Such discrimination violates the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968. Cornerstone’s position is that such discrimination did not occur at all 52 complexes and that due to certain green space requirements, limited space and plumbing requirements, it could not enforce the minimum requirements of the law. Milsap, HOPE, and the FHC have discovered that Cornerstone received ½ billion dollars in federal government tax dollars (credits) to develop its residential rental properties and promised the federal government that it would in turn market its rental units to families with children and low-income families. Since the time the lawsuit was filed, Cornerstone has changed its occupancy policies in favor of families with minor children. The case is pending before Judge Marra.
