Recent Accomplishments Of The Housing And Civil Enforcement Section

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the complaint, conducted an investigation, and issued a charge of discrimination.
On January 12, 2026, the United States entered into a Settlement Agreement in United States v. Greenbriar Partners, LLC, et al. (N.D. Fla.). The Fair Housing Act (FHA) “election” complaint, which was filed on January 10, 2025, alleges that the defendants discriminated on the basis of disability by denying the complainant’s request to live with an assistance animal. The settlement agreement requires the defendants to pay $9,750 in damages to the complainant, adopt a new assistance animals accommodations policy, attend fair housing training, and provide a neutral rental reference for the complainant. The case was referred to the Division after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) received a complaint, conducted an investigation, and issued a charge of discrimination.
On August 22, 2025, the United States Attorney’s Office entered into a settlement agreement to resolve the United States’ allegations in United States v. Estrada, et al. (E.D. Wis.). The complaint, which was filed on November 19, 2024, alleges that the defendants discriminated on the basis of disability in violation of the Fair Housing Act (FHA) by refusing to allow the complainants to live with their assistance animals and by retaliating against them for exercising their fair housing rights. Ramiro Estrada was also named as a defendant in the case. The settlement agreement requires the defendants to pay $20,000 in damages to the complainants, adopt a new reasonable accommodations policy, attend fair housing training, and provide a neutral rental reference. The case was referred to the Division after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) received a complaint, conducted an