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CaseNo: USVLIHC204201, CourtName: US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Plaintiff: UNITED STATES, State: CA California, UniqueCaseRef: LCD>USVLIHC204201, Housing, Discriminatory, United States, Dwellings, Fair Housing, Pursuant, Complainant, California, Fair Housing Act, Design, Construction, Mcfh, Equal Opportunity, Investigating, Discriminatory Housing Practices, Accessibility, Lytton, Palo Alto, Apartments, Disabilities, Violation, United States Attorney, Damages, San Francisco, Schaffran, Carrasco, Topflight Specs , ContentID: 120249354

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1 1991-03-13 COMPLAINT
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1 . COMPLAINT

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
DEFENDANTS
DISCRIMINATORY
UNITED STATES
DWELLINGS
FAIR HOUSING
PURSUANT
COMPLAINANT
CALIFORNIA
FAIR HOUSING ACT
DESIGN
CONSTRUCTION
MCFH
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
INVESTIGATING
DISCRIMINATORY HOUSING PRACTICES
ACCESSIBILITY
LYTTON
PALO ALTO
APARTMENTS
BUSINESS
DISABILITIES
VIOLATION
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
DAMAGES
COURT
SAN FRANCISCO
SCHAFFRAN
CARRASCO
TOPFLIGHT SPECS
                        UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                      NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
                             SAN JOSE DIVISION

   UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
        Plaintiff,

   v.

   LYTTON IV HOUSING CORPORATION,
   E.M. SCHAFFRAN AND COMPANY,
   CARRASCO & ASSOCIATES, and
   TOPFLIGHT SPECS,
        Defendants.

   ____________________________________

                                 COMPLAINT
                           DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL

   The United States of America alleges:

    1. This action is brought by the United States on behalf of
       Mid-Peninsula Citizens for Fair Housing (MCFH), pursuant to
       subjection 812(o) of the Fair Housing Act, Title VIII of 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. The Court has jurisdiction over this action under 28 U.S.C. § 1345
       and 42 U.S.C. § 3612(o).
    3. Lytton Courtyard ("subject property") is a U.S. Department of
       Housing and Urban Development Section 202 project for very low
       income seniors located at 330 Everett Avenue in Palo Alto,
       California. Subject property is an apartment building containing
       51 apartments on three floors. The building contains an elevator.
       Subject property was designed and constructed for occupancy after
       March 13, 1991.
    4. Complainant MCFH is a non-profit corporation organized under the
       laws of the State of California, with its principal place of
       business in the City of Palo Alto, County of Santa Clara, State of
       California. MCFH's specific purposes and goals include: (a) the
       promotion of equal opportunity in the renting, purchasing,
       financing and advertising of housing; and (b) the elimination of
       all forms of illegal housing discrimination. To that end, the
       activities in which MCFH engages include, but are not limited to:
         a. providing outreach and education to the San Francisco Bay
            Area Mid-Peninsula community including housing providers and
            local governments regarding fair housing;
         b. acting as a local and regional advocate of equal housing
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  • UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
  • LYTTON IV HOUSING CORPORATION, E.M. SCHAFFRAN AND COMPANY,
  • This action is brought by the United States on behalf of Mid-Peninsula Citizens for Fair
  • Lytton Courtyard is a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Section 202 project
  • Complainant MCFH is a non-profit corporation organized under the laws of the State of
  • MCFH's specific purposes and goals include: the promotion of equal opportunity in the
  • conducting tests of housing facilities to determine whether equal opportunity in housing is
  • Defendant Lytton IV Housing Corporation is the owner of the subject property and is
  • Defendant E.M. Schaffran and Company is a corporation with its principal place in El Cerrito,
  • Defendant Carrasco and Associates is a professional corporation with its principal place of
  • Defendant Topflight Specs is a corporation with its principal place of business in San
  • On or about July 11, 1995, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • Therefore, on September 8, 2000, the Secretary issued a Determination of Reasonable Cause and
  • The apartments at the subject property are dwellings within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. § 3602.
  • Failed to design and construct dwellings in compliance with the accessibility and
  • As a result of defendants' conduct, complainant has suffered damages.
  • Assistant United States Attorney
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