Today HUD announced that the owner of Breckenridge Plaza Apartments in Phoenixville, PA has agreed to pay $15,000 to settle claims that the property manager discriminated against families with children. The charges were originally made in August of 2011 and were a result of the owner and manager charging families higher rent when children were members of the household, indicating a preference against families with children.
The complaint was made against the owner and manager by the Fair Housing Council of Suburban Philadelphia after testers had discovered the practice. The charge also alleged the owner and manager were liable for posting ads on craigslist.org which indicated a preference for households with no children. For example, one of the ads stated, “winter special price for two adults.”
Along with the payment of $15,000 to FHCSP, the owner must implement a non-discrimination policy.