A complaint lodged against Scio Farms Estates that their policies violated the U. S. Fair Housing Act has resulted in a $39,500 out-of-court settlement that will go to two non-profits in southeastern Mich. Renaissance Community Homes helps developmentally disabled and mentally ill people find housing and live independently, and Scio Farms manufactured housing community denied their application in 2011. Renaissance contacted the Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Mich. which subsequently discovered discrepancies in policy application. A complaint filed with the U. S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) against Scio Farms and its owner, Sun Communities, Inc. of Southfield, Mich. for discrimination ended with a monetary settlement: $30,000 will go to Renaissance and the Fair Housing Center will use $9,500 to monitor Sun Communities for fair housing compliance in the coming year. As annarbor.com informs MHProNews, Sun employees will have to undergo training on fair housing procedures. Sun owns and operates 185 land lease communities comprised of over 67,000 developed home sites.
(Photo credit: Alan Warren/annarbornews–Scio Farms Estates, Mich.)
