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Fair Housing Act

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May 26, 2026

Annapolis settles class-action housing discrimination case

The city of Annapolis reached a tentative deal to settle two housing discrimination lawsuits with more than 1,400 plaintiffs.

An aerial view of Broadmead, retirement community covering 94 acres of land in the Hunt Valley area. (CoStar Group)
Mar 24, 2026

4th Circuit revives gluten-free meals suit against MD retirement community

A lawsuit against a Cockeysville assisted living center will move forward after the facility allegedly failed to provide a woman with gluten-free meals.

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Dec 15, 2025

After replacing top lawyer, Annapolis moves class-action housing lawsuit to mediation

Annapolis has moved a class-action lawsuit over racial discrimination in public housing to mediation, after replacing the city's top lawyer.

A fair-housing group doesn’t have standing to sue Bank of America over its alleged discriminatory housing practices, a Maryland judge ruled. (AP file photo/Julia Drapkin)
Jul 25, 2025

Fair-housing group lacks standing to sue Bank of America over alleged discrimination, MD judge rules

A fair-housing group doesn’t have standing to sue Bank of America over its alleged discriminatory housing practices, a Maryland judge ruled.

Decorative Scales of Justice in the Courtroom
Aug 18, 2022

Lawsuit claims Hopkins professors’ Baltimore home undervalued because of their race

Two Baltimore professors say in a new lawsuit that their house in the city's historic Homeland neighborhood was undervalued by an appraiser because they are Black.

Gustavo Torres, CASA de Maryland’s executive director, has been criticized by several Montgomery County state senators for comments supporting Palestinians and Gaza and criticizing Israel, comments he later revised. (AP File Photo/ Matt Houston)
Jul 21, 2021

Hispanic, Black Langley Park tenants sue landlord, allege housing bias

A real estate investment company intentionally neglected its two Langley Park properties to maximize shareholder profits without regard for the health and financial well-being of its low-income tenants, who are […]

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Aug 10, 2018

Real estate websites and the visually impaired

The law is changing and adapting to better accommodate people with disabilities engaging in the online world.