Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California and Client Settle National Origin Discrimination Complaint

Thursday, November 15, 2018
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
Contact:
Caroline Peattie, Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California
(415) 483-7552, peattie@fairhousingnorcal.org
 
Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California and Client Settle National Origin Discrimination Complaint
 
San Rafael, CA – Late last month, Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California (FHANC) and one of its clients settled a complaint alleging discrimination based upon national origin that had been filed with the Department of Fair Employment and Housing against Continuum Housing Association – San Rafael Redevelopment Agency and its agents.
 
Adan Bernardino Peralta was a prospective tenant who applied for and was subsequently denied the opportunity to rent a two-bedroom apartment at Lone Palm Court Apartments, 840 C Street in San Rafael, California in August 2017. Mr. Peralta’s household was to include his wife and their two minor children (aged 17 and 10 at the time). Mr. Peralta is a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Mexico. His wife, born in Colombia, was a resident in the United States with a valid tourist visa. 

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