A consumer watchdog filed complaints with California’s Civil Rights Department against 200 firms after an undercover sting found that the vouchers were refused repeatedly across the state
Filed Wednesday, the lawsuit accuses brokerages and property owners of telling renters at risk of homelessness that their vouchers would not be accepted
As part of its settlement with the Housing Rights Initiative, Compass has committed to raising commissions for agents brokering Section 8 leases and launching several housing voucher education programs
The suit alleges 36 real estate companies, agents and landlords illegally refused to accept Section 8 housing vouchers in New York's Westchester County
Richard Rubin, the founder of affordable housing company Repvblik, said that the eviction crisis will also hit commercial real estate