New Haven couple lodges racial housing discrimination complaint
A New Haven couple denied housing because of a decades-old misdemeanor record lodged an official complaint alleging racial discrimination.
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A New Haven couple denied housing because of a decades-old misdemeanor record lodged an official complaint alleging racial discrimination.
Mark Griffin and Cheryl Rabe applied for a place owned by Mandy Management, a large property owner in New Haven. The company cited two misdemeanors from 1989 as reasons not to rent to him, and now, other companies are denying them, too.
The couple is being represented by attorneys with the New Haven Legal Assistance Association, which offers pro-bono legal services to New Haven residents. Their lawyers are among those calling on state legislators to pass a bill preventing landlords from denying housing to apartment seekers due to prior criminal convictions.
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