Judge Issues Order Closing Case In ADA Violation Suit Against Housing Authority

Mealey's (November 17, 2022, 1:49 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — After a $250,000 consent order was issued the previous month, a Louisiana federal judge on Nov. 16 issued an order closing a suit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice against the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) and seven private developers alleging violations of the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) in building eight multiunit residential facilities....