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Ten North Minneapolis plaintiffs, a mix of tenants and homeowners, filed suit under the Minnesota Human Rights Act against the City of Minneapolis for discrimination in rental housing code enforcement.
Ten northside tenants and homeowners recently sued the city of Minneapolis claiming it responds to housing code complaint calls in predominantly white neighborhoods with more efficiency than it does in predominantly Black neighborhoods on the city’s north side. The city denies it discriminates against Black and brown renters.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A new lawsuit accuses the city of Minneapolis of discrimination by lax housing code enforcement, especially for rental properties in a
Ten plaintiffs filed a lawsuit saying the city discriminates against northside renters when it comes to housing code enforcement.
A new lawsuit accuses the city of Minneapolis of discrimination by lax housing code enforcement, especially for rental properties in a part of the city with high populations of people of color. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday on behalf of eight current and former residents of the city's north side, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. It seeks to force the city to assign more housing code inspectors to north Minneapolis, where residents have for years complained of landlords who allow properties to fall into disrepair, but face few consequences.