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(Blog) Nonprofit Sues D.C. Landlord for Housing Discrimination Against Voucher Tenants

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“The Equal Rights Center is suing The Lenkin Company Management, Inc. and related entities after the D.C.-based nonprofit performed multiple discrimination ‘tests’ across four residential properties Lenkin operates in Northwest. According to the lawsuit, testers for ERC called the company inquiring about the availability of apartments for low-income households who use Housing Choice Vouchers (formerly known as Section 8 Vouchers) to pay their rent. In six instances from July 2015 to March 2016, Lenkin representatives reportedly said the company did not accept these subsidies as payments.”

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