Posts Tagged ‘ section 8 lawsuit ’

Lancaster resolves Section 8 lawsuit, both sides to form committee

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October 10, 2012
(L to R) V. Jesse Smith, R. Rex Parris, Emmett Murrell, Sandra Johnson.

LANCASTER – Flanked by leaders of the NAACP and The Community Action League, Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris announced Wednesday that the parties have reached an agreement in the Section 8 discrimination lawsuit against Lancaster. “I’m looking forward to working with these guys, they’re good men and bright men and we seem to want...
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NAACP: There will be no apology for HUD complaint

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June 20, 2012
TCAL Founder Pharaoh Mitchell said he hopesthe mayor will work with them to settle the lawsuit.

LANCASTER – Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris Tuesday demanded an apology from the NAACP for filing and then withdrawing a housing discrimination complaint against the City of Lancaster. The complaint, which alleged a pattern of harassment by Lancaster leaders against mainly black and Latino residents on the Section 8 program, was without merit and...
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Lancaster Mayor ‘extremely disappointed’ in Palmdale’s settlement of Section 8 lawsuit

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February 3, 2012
R. Rex Parris

LANCASTER – City of Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris reacted strongly to the City of Palmdale’s decision to enter into a settlement agreement in the Section 8 discrimination lawsuit involving both cities. Parris issued the following statement Friday: “I am extremely disappointed with the actions and comments made by the City of Palmdale regarding their recent...
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Palmdale settles Section 8 discrimination lawsuit

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February 2, 2012

PALMDALE – The City of Palmdale has reached a settlement agreement in the lawsuit brought forward by the NAACP and The Community Action League, which claims Black and Latino families using Section 8 housing vouchers in Lancaster and Palmdale were victims of constant, unbearable harassment at the hands of housing authority investigators, sheriff’s deputies...
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