Press Releases
- AG Obtains Preliminary Injunction Against Men Accused of Racially Motivated Assault
- AGO Reaches Affordable Loan Modification and Foreclosure Prevention Agreement with Mortgage Servicer
- AG Coakley Enters into Settlement to Address Alleged Discrimination Against a Woman and Her Young Child by a Boston Real Estate Company
- AGO Announces Conviction of Second Clinton Man Charged with Setting Fire to Historical Landmark and Barn
- AG Coakley Urges Support for the Federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act
AGO Protects Tenants from Discriminatory Online Advertisements
Recently, the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) reached settlements in 20 cases against landlords and real estate agents in seven counties across the Commonwealth accused of violating state anti-discrimination laws by making discriminatory statements in rental advertisements on the popular website Craigslist.org (Craigslist). The Attorney General’s Office also filed lawsuits against six other defendants based on similar allegations. The settlements and lawsuits were the result of a statewide investigation into reports of widespread discriminatory Internet advertising.
In an effort to prevent future discrimination against families with children and against recipients of housing subsides. the AGO is also issuing two advisories to provide information and guidance to tenants, landlords, property owners and real estate companies about housing discrimination laws. For additional information on lead paint discrimination and housing discrimination as it pertains to tenants receiving housing subsidies, please contact the AGO Civil Rights division.
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