Recent Accomplishments Of The Housing And Civil Enforcement Section

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Williams as their agent. The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Inspector General participated in the investigation that uncovered the evidence leading to the lawsuit.
On December 2, 2025, the United States filed a complaint in United States v. William Aaron Asper (E.D. Mich.). The complaint alleges that defendant Asper discriminated because of sex in violation of the Fair Housing Act (FHA) by sexually harassing female tenants of rental properties that he owned or managed. The complaint also names as defendants the William Aaron Asper Irrevocable Living Trust dated August 1, 2005, and REPSA Enterprises, LLC, which owned the rental properties during at least part of the time that Asper sexually harassed female tenants there.
On November 18, 2025, the United States filed a pattern or practice complaint in United States v. Thomas Ray Kelso and Avatar Investments LLC (E.D. AR). The complaint alleges that defendant Kelso discriminated on the basis of sex in violation of the Fair Housing Act (FHA) by engaging in sexual harassment of female tenants of rental properties that he owned and managed. The complaint also names as defendant Avatar Investments LLC, which owned the rental properties during Kelso’s management and sexual harassment of female tenants.
On July 16, 2025, the court entered a consent order involving one of the defendants in United States v. Methuselah Tree, LLC, et al. (D. Me.). The consent order resolves the United States’ claims against defendant Methuselah Tree, LLC and requires it to pay the complainant $35,000 in damages. On August 8, 2025, the United States executed a settlement agreement resolving its claims with the property manager and a settlement agreement resolving its claims with the maintenance worker. The complaint, which