U.S. court OKs giving $700,000 in disability housing access case

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U.S. court OKs giving $700,000 in disability housing access case

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DETROIT (AP) — Detroit U.S. Attorney says the Justice

Department has received court approval to distribute $700,000 to 37

disabled people to settle a housing discrimination case.

The money comes from two cases resolved by a 2005 consent decree in

U.S. District Court.

Authorities sued Farmington Hills, Michigan, apartment company

Rose & Sons in 2001 and 2002. The suits say the company

omitted disability access features at 49 complexes in Illinois,

Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Wisconsin and Virginia.

The Associated Press left a message seeking comment from the company

before business hours Thursday.

The agreement also required the company to spend $250,000 on

increasing housing access for the disabled.