#W93-09
Oliver v Cobble Creek
Ypsilanti Township
Carmel Oliver contacted the FHC to report that she was denied a two-bedroom apartment because she had a son and a daughter, and was told that children of the opposite sex couldn’t share a bedroom. The case claimed discrimination based on sex and familial status.
Court: Federal
Settlement: $21,000
In the News:
- “Suit cites bedroom rules at complex“, Detroit Free Press, April 2, 1993
- “Children discriminated against in renting, woman says“, Ann Arbor News, April 2, 1993
- “$21,000 paid in suit over kids sharing room“, Detroit Free Press, September 23, 1993
