IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
Civil Action Number: 396 CV 01118 (AHN)
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE TOWN
OF MILFORD, and CITY of
MILFORD,
Defendants.
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COMPLAINT
1. This action is brought by the United States of America to enforce
the provisions of the Fair Housing Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C.
3601 et seq., and pursuant to Section 814(a) of the Act, 42 U.S.C.
§ 3614(a)
2. This Court has jurisdiction over this action under 28 U.S.C.
1345 and 42 U.S.C. § 3614(a).
3. Defendant Housing Authority of the Town of Milford ("Housing
Authority") is a municipal corporation established pursuant to
Conn. Gen. Stat. §8-40 and located within the District of
Connecticut. It is a public housing authority receiving federal
funds for development and operation of public housing pursuant to
the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, 42 U.S.C.
1437 et seq. It operates under the direction of a five member
Board of Commissioners.
4. Defendant City of Milford ("City") is a political subdivision of
the State of Connecticut located within the District of
Connecticut. The Mayor of the City is the head of the City's
executive branch, and the Board of Aldermen are the City's
legislative branch. The Mayor of Milford is responsible for
appointing the members of the Board of Commissioners of the
Housing Authority. Both the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen have
responsibility for the general welfare of the City.
5. According to the 1990 Census, the City of Milford has a population
of 49,938, of whom 731 (1.5%) are African American and of whom
1,154 (2.3%) are Hispanic. The two largest cities in the area,
Bridgeport and New Haven, have larger minority populations: New
Haven with a total population of 130,474, is over 35% African
American and 13% Hispanic, and Bridgeport with a total population
of 141,686 is over 25% African American and 26% Hispanic.
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE TOWN
MILFORD,
Defendant Housing Authority of the Town of Milford is a municipal corporation established
§8-40 and located within the District of Connecticut.
It is a public housing authority receiving federal funds for development and operation of
Defendant City of Milford is a political subdivision of the State of Connecticut located
The Mayor of the City is the head of the City's executive branch, and the Board of Aldermen
The Mayor of Milford is responsible for appointing the members of the Board of Commissioners
According to the 1990 Census, the City of Milford has a population of 49,938, of whom 731 are
The two largest cities in the area, Bridgeport and New Haven, have larger minority
the Housing Authority received a commitment from the federal Department of Housing and Urban
Following difficulties in obtaining approval to develop an appropriate site for such a
Consistent with this approval, the Housing Authority took steps to operate a scattered site
The houses to be used in the scattered site program are dwellings within the meaning of the
In light of the composition of the waiting lists and the Housing Authority's intentions
A copy of this resolution is attached to this complaint as Exhibit A. 13.
Based on the public assertions made between August 28, 1995, and September 12, 1995,
Made the scattered site housing units unavailable and other wise denied the units to eligible
A denial to a group of persons of the rights granted by the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §§
As a result of the defendants' conduct described above, there may be persons who have been
Awards such damages as would fully compensate each persons aggrieved by defendants'
Assess a civil penalty against each defendant in the amount authorized by 42 U.S.C. § 3614,
Assistant Attorney General Civil Rights Division
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