Town of Arlington, Fair Housing Action Plan (July 2021)

Citation: Town of Arlington, Fair Housing Action Plan (July 2021)
Jurisdiction: Arlington (municipal)
Source: Official source
Original Source: https://www.arlingtonma.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/57214/637641171662530000 ↗

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Complaints and cases
Between 2010 and 2019, MCAD received 24 fair housing complaints in Arlington.63 MCAD receives complaints
from individuals and then begins a process of investigation, mediation, and adjudication. Sixteen of the
complaints from 2010 to 2019 were related to private housing, with eight related to public housing. In ten
complaints, the alleged violators of fair housing law, called respondents, were individuals; fifteen were
organizations. In one case, both individuals and an organization were named. Seven respondents were private
affordable housing operators, two were the public housing authority, seven were private landlords, one was a
management company, two were rental brokers, one was a real estate agent, and four were not specified.

Table 11: Basis of fair housing complaints in Arlington, MCAD, 2010-2019

Basis of alleged discrimination Number of complaints
Disability 11
Familial Status / Children 5
Age 2
Race and Ethnicity 2
Retaliation 2
Source of Income 1
Other 1

The basis of complaints varied. The largest portion of complaints (11 of 24) were due to disability (inclusive
complaints citing specific health conditions such as cancer). The next largest portion (five complaints) were
alleged discrimination based on family status, including discrimination against children specifically.
Between 2014 and 2019, MCAD completed seven fair housing cases—complaints that have advanced past the
mediation phase—based on discrimination in Arlington.64 Alleged fair housing violations included the following:

63 MCAD complaint data, 2010-2019
64 HUD, “Cases by Location by Issue,” 2014-2019

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