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December 15, 2017

Largest Landlord in U.S. Sued for Violating Fair Housing Act
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The United States' largest private landlord has been sued for violating
the Fair Housing Act by refusing to rent to tenants with a criminal
record. The lawsuit, filed by the Equal Rights Center, says the
company's policy of not renting to people with felony convictions-or
even pending felony charges-has a disproportionate adverse impact on
African Americans and Latinos. Mid-America Apartments owns at least
100,000 apartments nationwide.


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