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A Detroit-area franchisee of Century 21 Real Estate on Friday denied allegations of racial discrimination made in a federal lawsuit.
A statement released by Century 21 Town & Country owner John Kersten said his office strongly opposes racial steering or discrimination. It said the franchisee has an “excellent record of supporting fair housing” in the Detroit area.
The National Fair Housing Alliance filed its lawsuit Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Detroit against Century 21 Town & Country and Century 21 Real Estate.
It alleges that Century 21 Town & Country agents showed black homebuyers homes in primarily black neighborhoods and potential white homebuyers in primarily white neighborhoods.
The Washington-based nonprofit said it filed its original complaint in July 2005 with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Michigan Department of Civil Rights. That department also announced discrimination charges on Wednesday.
The housing alliance said it was joined in the lawsuit by a black Detroit-area family alleging it was a victim of racial discrimination. The federal Fair Housing Act makes it illegal to discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability or familial status.
Century 21Weblog on January 29th, 2007 at 8:11 pm
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