IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
Civil Action No. 99cv2900 (JCL)
GARDEN HOMES MANAGEMENT, CORP.;
JOSEPH WILF; WESTBOUND
HOMES, INC.; REDSTONE GARDEN
APARTMENTS, INC.; and
CATHY ROSENSTEIN,
Defendants.
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Consent Order
The United States initiated this action on June 21, 1999 pursuant to
814 of the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. 3614, alleging that the
Defendants have been engaged in a pattern or practice of
discrimination on the basis of race in the rental of dwellings at
Lakeview Garden Apartments, located at 200 Vail Road; Westgate Garden
Apartments located at 350 Parsippany Road; and Redstone Garden
Apartments, located at Redstone Drive ("Subject Properties"), in
violation of the Fair Housing Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601, et
seq. On July 10, 2000, the Court granted the United States' Motion to
Amend Complaint, authorizing the filing of the United States' Amended
Complaint, which added a claim that Defendants' pattern or practice of
discrimination included discrimination on the basis of familial status
in the terms and conditions of rental, in violation of the Fair
Housing Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 3604(b), et seq.
The Subject Properties are located in Parsippany, New Jersey, and are
owned and/or managed by Defendants Garden Homes Management, Corp.,
Joseph Wilf, Westbound Homes, Inc. and Redstone Garden Apartments,
Inc.("Defendants"). Defendant Rosenstein has been employed as the
rental agent at the Subject Properties since 1988.
From April 1998 through May 1998, the United States and the Northern
New Jersey Fair Housing Council conducted a series of fair housing
tests which, as alleged by the United States, revealed that the
Defendants engaged in racially discriminatory housing practices at the
Subject Properties.
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
The United States initiated this action on June 21, 1999 pursuant to § 814 of the Fair
Apartments, located at Redstone Drive, in violation of the Fair Housing Act, as amended, 42
On July 10, 2000, the Court granted the United States' Motion to Amend Complaint, authorizing
The Subject Properties are located in Parsippany, New Jersey, and are owned and/or managed by
From April 1998 through May 1998, the United States and the Northern New Jersey Fair Housing
Other aggrieved persons have been identified who allege that they received similar
The United States contends that the evidence that would be presented at trial demonstrates
Therefore, the parties have waived a trial and have agreed to the entry of this Consent
Scope and Duration of Consent Order A. The provisions of this Consent Order shall apply to
These complexes hereinafter are jointly referred to as "the Apartment Complexes."
Notice to Public of Nondiscriminatory Policies Within twenty days after the date of entry of
10 inches by 13 inches that indicates that all apartments are available for rent on a
Apartment Complex, by unit number and race as of the
Provisions Relating to Cathy Rosenstein
Also within ten of the date of entry and filing of this Consent Order with the Clerk of the
I have been informed by my employer that I will not be reprimanded by my employer for
On _________________, 2001, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
The lawsuit alleged that the Defendants had discriminated against African Americans and
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