According to the complaint, the property manager ran a background check and discovered that Robert Johnson, who is Black, had been arrested for possession of a licensed gun in 2015. The case was dismissed a year later, the complaint says, but the property manager allegedly said it didn’t matter: Johnson had 30 days to leave or his rent would be doubled.
people who have faced felony charges even if they were never convicted — a practice his lawyers say amounts to racial discrimination.
According to the complaint, the property manager ran a new background check and discovered that Johnson, who is Black, had been arrested for possession of a licensed gun in 2015,The case was dismissed a year later, the complaint says, but the property manager allegedly said it didn’t matter: Johnson had 30 days to leave or his rent would be doubled.Robert Johnson, pictured on Feb.
Josefina Navar, HOPE’s director of enforcement, said such alleged blanket policies violate federal housing law. The Tribune sought comment from B&A Property Group, one of the corporate entities named in the lawsuit, but the company did not respond. Johnson’s lawyers declined to make him available for an interview.