CONCILIATION AGREEMENT / VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE AGREEMENTConciliation Agreement / Voluntary Compliance Agreement • October 20th, 2021
Contract Type FiledOctober 20th, 2021A complaint was filed on August 3, 2020, with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD” or “the Department”) alleging that Complainants were injured by Respondents/Recipients’ discriminatory acts. Complainants alleged that Respondents/Recipients violated subsection 804(b) of Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 as amended by the Fair Housing Act of 1988, 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq. (“the Act”), on the basis of national origin when they did not provide adequate language services to Limited English Proficient (“LEP”) persons. Complainants also alleged a violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which Respondents/Recipients must comply with because of their receipt of Federal financial assistance.