Washington Attorney General Sues Apartment Complex for Discriminating Against Disabled Tenants Using Subsidies
University Place, WA — Washington’s Attorney General Bob Ferguson has initiated a civil rights lawsuit against the Sunset Ridge Apartments in University Place, alleging discrimination against disabled applicants who rely on housing assistance benefits. This legal action, filed on August 15 in Pierce County Superior Court, focuses on violations of multiple state laws designed to protect renters. According to Ferguson’s office, Sunset Ridge advertises itself as providing “equal opportunity housing for all people.” However, an investigation led by the Attorney General’s Wing Luke Civil Rights Division uncovered that the apartment complex has a policy of … Read more