Monday, March 1, 2010

Civil Rights in Greeley, CO

A civil complaint filed by the Colorado Civil Rights Commission has caused four people to pay a total of$10,000 worth of damages each. Each of the defendents has been accused of violation Colorado's Fair Housing laws by targeting Hispanic homebuyers, resulting in illegal discriminatory housing practices.
"Over the past three years, Colorado Civil Rights Division and Commission have really cracked down on predatory lending cases that discriminate against our most vulnerable homeowners," said Colorado Civil Rights Director Steven Chavez.

The discrimination against minorities, like the Wick Wo case that we learned about in the video earlier in class, can be taken to court by the minorites in question, even if they aren't citizens of the United States.

http://www.ncbr.com/article.asp?id=27902

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