HUD CHARGES OWNER, DEVELOPER AND BUILDER OF MONTANA APARTMENT BUILDING WITH DISCRIMINATING AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

MONTANA – October 8, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today that it is charging the owner, builder and developer of a five-unit Missoula, Montana, apartment building with housing discrimination for designing and constructing two of the five units in a way that makes them inaccessible to persons with disabilities. According to HUD’s charge, the two single-story units cannot be accessed without negotiating a flight of stairs.