Ohio Civil Rights Commission v. Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority

Carr, Judge.

{¶ 1} Appellants, the Ohio Civil Rights Commission (“OCRC”), Fontella Harper, and Fair Housing Advocates Associates, Inc. (“FHAA”), appeal the decision of the Summit County Court of Common Pleas, which awarded summary judgment in favor of appellees, Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority (“AMHA”) and June Davidson. This court reverses.

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{¶ 2} This appeal is a result of AMHA’s allegedly discriminatory handling of a bitter dispute between appellant Harper and her white neighbors at Van Burén Homes. Harper, a black woman, and her two sons moved into the Van Burén Homes rental housing…