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CONSENT DECREE
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CONSENT DECREE UNITED STATES ACT CONSTRUCTION JDL DESIGN RANCH STYLE TOWNHOMES FAIR HOUSING KLLM ARCHITECTS CONDOMINIUM UNITED STATES COMPLAINT FEATURES ENTRY COURT ADAPTABLE DESIGN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JDL MANAGEMENT JDL MANAGEMENT COMPANY COMPLAINT ALLEGING VIOLATIONS MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS GROUND FLOOR UNITS GENERAL CONTRACTORS GUIDELINES REPLACEMENT UNITS PLAINTIFF STATES COMPLAINT ALLEGES DISCRIMINATION DEVELOPER DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING |
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
Civil Action No. 97 C 8177
JDL MANAGEMENT COMPANY and
KLLM ARCHITECTS, INC.,
Defendants.
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CONSENT DECREE
The United States, JDL Management Company (JDL) and KLLM Architects,
Inc. (KLLM) (defendants) have agreed to this Consent Decree. On
November 24, 1997, the United States filed its Complaint alleging
violations of Section 804 (f) (3) (C) of the Fair Housing Act, 42
U.S.C. § 3604 (f) (3) (C), as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments
Act of 1988, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-3619 (the Act). Specifically, the
United States Complaint alleges that the defendants have engaged in a
pattern or practice of discrimination by failing to design and
construct Acorn Glen with the features of accessible and adaptable
design set forth in 42 U.S.C. § 3604 (f) (3) (C).
JDL is the developer of Acorn Glen, a development consisting of
condominiums and ranch style townhomes, located at 5100 West 111th
Street, Oak Lawn, Illinois. KLLM is the architectural firm which
designed Acorn Glen.
When construction is completed, Acorn Glen will contain one hundred
ninety nine (199) units, a portion of which will be eleven (11) ranch
style townhomes and ninety (90) condominium units.
The design requirements under the Act includes (a) public use and
common use areas that are readily accessible to and usable by persons
with disabilities; (b) doors designed to allow passage into and within
all premises that are sufficiently wide to allow passage by persons in
wheelchairs; (a) an accessible route into and through the dwelling;
(d) light switches, electrical outlets, thermostats and environmental
controls in accessible locations; (e) reinforcements in bathroom walls
to allow later installation of grab bars; and (f) usable kitchens and
bathrooms such that an individual in a wheelchair can maneuver about
the space.
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COMPLAINT
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EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
DWELLINGS FAIR HOUSING UNITED STATES FAIR HOUSING ACT BUILDINGS ILLINOIS CIVIL RIGHTS DESIGN RANCH STYLE TOWNHOMES ACCESSIBILITY PRACTICES NORTHERN DISTRICT JDL KLLM CONDOMINIUM UNITS ELEVATORS DISCRIMINATORY ATTORNEY COURT KLLM ARCHITECTS ENFORCEMENT GROUND FLOOR UNITS VIOLATION FAILING MEANING NON-ELEVATOR BUILDINGS COVERED MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS COMMON |
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
Civil Action No. 97 C 8177
JDL MANAGEMENT COMPANY and
KLLM ARCHITECTS, INC.,
Defendants.
__________________________________
COMPLAINT
The United States of America alleges:
1. This action is brought by the United States to enforce the Fair
Housing Act, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as
amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (Fair Housing
Act), 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-3619.
2. This court has jurisdiction over this action under 28 U.S.C.
1345 and 42 U.S.C. § 3614(a).
3. Acorn Glen is a residential dwelling complex located at 5100 West
111^th Street, Oak Lawn, Illinois. Acorn Glen is comprised of at
least twelve ranch style townhomes and 108 condominium units. The
108 condominium units are located in six, three-story buildings.
Three of the buildings have elevators and consist of twenty-four
units each. The remaining three buildings do not have elevators
and consist of twelve units, with four units on each floor. All of
the 120 units at Acorn Glen were designed and constructed for
first occupancy after March 13, 1991.
4. Defendant JDL Management Co., Inc. (JDL) is an Illinois
corporation whose principal place of business is located in the
Northern District of Illinois. Defendant JDL is responsible for
the design, development, construction, and sale of residential
dwellings at Acorn Glen.
5. Defendant KLLM Architects, Inc. (KLLM) is an architectural firm
whose principal place of business is in the Northern District of
Illinois. Defendant KLLM is responsible for the design of the
ranch style townhomes and condominium units at Acorn Glen.
6. The twelve ranch style townhomes and 108 condominium units are
"dwellings" within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. § 3602(b). The twelve
ranch style townhomes, the seventy-six units in the three elevator
buildings and the twelve ground floor units in the three
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