Little Rock Apartment Complex Found To Discriminate Against Latinos

*Not that this should surprise anyone, but it’s a stark reminder that there’s still work to be done. VL

By Jacob Kauffman, UALR Public Radio

The Arkansas Fair Housing Commission (AFHC) has determined there is reasonable cause to believe Latino applicants are being discriminated against at a Little Rock apartment complex in violation of the Fair Housing Act.

The finding stems from a complaint filed in 2013 by the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) against Bailey Properties. The alliance’s Director of Enforcement and Investigations Morgan Williams said it examined Little Rock because the city doesn’t have its own fair housing enforcement entities.

“There are some jurisdictions across the country which have no local fair housing investigation enforcement entities. Little Rock is one of those jurisdictions.

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