fair housing act
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Feds ask judge to install property manager to address Gunnison landlords’ non-compliance
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The federal government has asked a judge to appoint an independent property manager to bring a trio of Gunnison landlords into compliance with a non-discrimination consent decree they have largely ignored for over four years. On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Gordon P. Gallagher called the motion “relatively straightforward” and set a deadline of two…
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Feds ask judge to install property manager to address Gunnison landlords’ non-compliance
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The federal government has asked a judge to appoint an independent property manager to bring a trio of Gunnison landlords into compliance with a non-discrimination consent decree they have largely ignored for over four years. On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Gordon P. Gallagher called the motion “relatively straightforward” and set a deadline of two…
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Federal judge open to financial penalties after Gunnison landlords continue defying orders
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A federal judge on Wednesday appeared to accept that despite going out of his way to accommodate their participation, a trio of Gunnison landlords will continue to disobey his orders and ignore the housing non-discrimination agreement they voluntarily entered into with the government four years ago. At the same time, U.S. District Court Judge Gordon…
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Colorado justices rule tenants may cite landlords’ discrimination as defense to eviction
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The Colorado Supreme Court clarified on Tuesday that tenants defending against an eviction may cite their landlords’ illegal, discriminatory conduct as means to stay in their homes. Last year, the legislature passed a law explicitly providing that a renter can defend against eviction if they show their landlord violated the Colorado Fair Housing Act and…
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Gunnison landlords escape contempt, but federal judge remains concerned about non-discrimination compliance
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Although a trio of Gunnison landlords recently avoided being held in contempt of court, a judge has registered new concerns about their ongoing failure to comply with a non-discrimination agreement they entered into with the federal government. On Jan. 17, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development asked for a status conference with David…
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Aurora panelists reflect on history, legacy of MLK in Colorado
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Famed civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. visited the Denver area at least six times in his life, according to Aurora History Museum curator Keith Outcelt, and his visits have left a enduring impression on many people who live in the area. Outcelt, who welcomed a room full of Denver-area residents to a discussion…
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Federal judge to Gunnison landlords: Comply with anti-discrimination measures or ‘punishments are going to start’
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A federal judge earlier this month warned a trio of Gunnison landlords who have spent three years largely ignoring an anti-discrimination order that they cannot avoid their obligations any longer. U.S. District Court Judge Gordon P. Gallagher informed David Welch, John Welch and Ruth Welch that whether they actually violated federal law in renting their…
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Feds tell judge Gunnison landlords continue to thumb nose at non-discrimination order
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A group of Gunnison landlords continues to ignore the consent decree they entered into – and now a federal judge’s order – requiring them to cease discriminating against families with children in the condo complex they operate. On July 14, a lawyer for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) reported that, to his knowledge, David…
