Recent Accomplishments Of The Housing And Civil Enforcement Section

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Recent Accomplishments Of The Housing And Civil Enforcement Section
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tenants, fondled themselves in the presence of female tenants, entered the homes of female tenants without their permission, subjected female tenants to unwelcome touching and groping and took adverse housing-related actions against female tenants who refused their sexual advances. The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Inspector General participated in the investigation that resulted in the United States’ lawsuit. The settlement prohibits Adnan and Mohammad Shalash from managing rental properties and requires them to hire an independent manager for any properties they still own and adopt non-discrimination policies and complaint procedures to prevent sexual harassment in the future. Under the settlement, Defendants will pay $845,000 in damages to the aggrieved persons and a $5,000 civil penalty to the United States.
On January 28, 2026, the parties executed a settlement agreement resolving the claims against the defendants in United States v. Housing Authority of the City of Bloomfield and Eddie Joe Hankins (E.D. Mo.). The United States’ complaint, which was filed on September 30, 2025, alleges that Eddie Joe Hankins sexually harassed a female housing applicant. The United States’ lawsuit also alleges that the Housing Authority of the City of Bloomfield is vicariously liable for the sexual harassment committed by Hankins as their agent. In the settlement agreement, the defendants are required to pay $35,000 to the female housing applicant who was harmed by Hankins’ sexual harassment. The settlement agreement also permanently bars Hankins from contacting the tenant harmed by his harassment and from managing residential rental properties. The settlement agreement also requires the Housing Authority to implement a sexual harassment policy for its