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Faribault (MN) sued for housing discrimination
Note: Faribault is an exurban city of about 23,000, located south of the Twin Cities, MN.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/06/13/fairbault-minnesota-sued-for-housing-discrimination
The city of Faribault is facing an ACLU lawsuit over its "Crime-Free Multi-Housing" ordinance.
ACLU lawyers filed the complaint in District Court Wednesday morning.
"At its core, the city of Faribault has an ordinance which we believe was targeted at renters of color," said Minnesota ACLU legal director Teresa Nelson. "It's forcing them out of the city, and it accomplishes that in a number of ways."
According to the complaint, the ordinance requires landlords to use specific language in their lease agreements, allowing police officers to order evictions if tenants are even accused of a crime.
ACLU lawyers filed the complaint in District Court Wednesday morning.
"At its core, the city of Faribault has an ordinance which we believe was targeted at renters of color," said Minnesota ACLU legal director Teresa Nelson. "It's forcing them out of the city, and it accomplishes that in a number of ways."
According to the complaint, the ordinance requires landlords to use specific language in their lease agreements, allowing police officers to order evictions if tenants are even accused of a crime.
See the link above for more.
Essentially, the ordinance is specifically designed to keep black people in general and Somali immigrants, specifically, from being able to rent housing in this small city. Limits on the number of family members who can live in a rental property especially affect Somali immigrant families, which tend to be multi-generational. The ordinance allows authorities to force landlords to evict tenants for ill-defined things like complaints about disorderly conduct.
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