Discrimination Complaint Against Christian Roommate Seeker Dismissed
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently dismissed a civil rights complaint that charged a woman seeking a Christian roommate of housing discrimination.
After an investigation, the department determined that there was no reasonable cause for the allegation and that no discriminatory housing practice had occurred.
The complaint was filed in September by the Fair Housing Center of West Michigan after a 31-year-old woman placed an ad on her church bulletin board. The ad stated, in part: "I am looking for a Christian roommate."...