Sinclair Affiliated Company Sued for Racial Discrimination

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BALTIMORE -- Baltimore Neighborhoods Inc. and three black testers filed a lawsuit in federal court in Baltimore alleging that Todd Village violated the federal Fair Housing Act of 1968.

The suit claims that the discrimination occurred on several occasions.

In April 2004, a white tester and a black tester arrived within 30 minutes of each other and made identical inquiries at Todd Village in Finksburg about the availability of trailers for sale or rent, and about slabs, upon which to place a new trailer. Another white tester arrived almost 5 hours after the black tester and made the exact same inquiry.

The suit said both white testers were told of three specific available trailers and given applications. The black tester was offered none and told nothing was available for sale, rent, nor were there any available slabs.

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The complaint in the case alleges that the defendant, Todd Village -- a limited liability corporation affiliated with Sinclair Broadcasting, discriminated against the plaintiffs in violation of the Fair Housing Act. which prohibits discrimination in sale, rental, financing and advertising of housing on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or family status.

Falsely denying the availability of housing is specifically prohibited as is setting different terms or conditions for sale or rental.