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(HOME) and Wisely Properties, LLC and Multifamily Management Services, Inc. (jointly “Wisely”) concerning rental practices at Sterling Glen Apartments in Chesterfield, Virginia. HOME alleged Wisely maintained a blanket felony ban that discriminated on the basis of race and was not narrowly tailored under the Fair Housing Act and the Virginia Fair Housing Law. 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(“HOME”) and Wisely Properties, LLC and Multifamily Management Services, Inc. (jointly “Wisely”) . HOME and Wisely are hereinafter at times referred to collectively as the “Parties.”  \nRECITALS  \nWHEREAS, HOME conducted an investigation of Wisely’s rental practices at Sterling Glen Apartments (“Sterling Glen”) in Chesterfield, Virginia, and as a result of that investigation, raised concerns with Wisely. HOME subsequently filed a complaint against Wisely in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division, challenging Wisely’s alleged use of a criminal background screening criterion and alleging that the practice failed to comply with the federal Fair Housing Act and the Virginia Fair Housing Law (the “Matter”) .  \nWHEREAS, HOME’s complaint alleges that Wisely maintains and enforces a blanket ban on felonies; in other words that Wisely uses a policy of automatically excluding any person with a record of a felony conviction from renting or living in an apartment at Sterling Glen. HOME alleges that Wisely’s policy discriminates based on race. The complaint also alleges that the legitimate business concerns justifying the criminal history screening of Wisely’s housing applicants can be more narrowly tailored to eliminate any potentially discriminatory disparate impact on the basis of race.  \nWHEREAS, Wisely denies that its policy of criminal history background screening of housing applicants results in any discriminatory effects in violation of the Fair Housing Act and the Virginia Fair Housing Law.  \nWHEREAS, both Parties nonetheless share a common goal of ensuring that Wisely’s rental opportunities are made available in a nondiscriminatory manner.  \nWHEREAS, by entering into this Agreement the Parties intend to fully resolve all of the claims asserted against Wisely by HOME in its Complaint.  \nNOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and covenants contained herein, and other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:  \nTERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT  \nBased upon the foregoing recitals, which are incorporated herein by this reference, it is hereby agreed by the Parties to this Settlement Agreement that:  \nI. NONDISCRIMINATION  \n1. Wisely and their officers, employees, agents, representatives, assignees, and successors in interest, and all those in active concert or participation with any of them, shall not discriminate or retaliate against any person based on race, color, religion, national origin, disability, familial status, sex, or because a person has exercised rights protected by the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C § 3601 et seq. or the Virginia Fair Housing Law, VA. CODE ANN. §§ 36–96 et seq.  \nII. ADOPTION OF POLICIES AND PRACTICES  \n2. Within thirty (30) days from the Effective Date, Wisely shall adopt and implement at Sterling Glen the Criminal Background Policy and corresponding attachments (the Conditional Offer Letter, the Request for Additional Information on Criminal Background, and the Criminal Background Adverse Action Letter) that are included as Exhibit A.  \n3. Wisely shall take the following steps to notify the public of their Nondiscrimination Policy:  \na. Continue to prominently post at the rental office of Sterling Glen a fair housing sign  \nno smaller than ten (10) inches by fourteen (14) inches that indicates that all apartments are available for rent on a nondiscriminatory basis.  \nb. Include the words \"Equal Housing Opportunity\" and/or the fair housing logo in all rental advertising conducted by Wisely, or their agents or employees, in newspapers, flyers, handouts, telephone directories, websites hosted by Wisely, and other written materials; on radio, television, online, or other media broadcasts; and on all billboards, signs, pamphlets, b","cbCaituvUdHNoVN0","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaituvUdHNoVN0","pdf",583051,20,"English","# Recitals\n# Terms of the Settlement Agreement\n## Nondiscrimination\n## Adoption of Policies and Practices\n## Training","[{\"question\":\"What dispute does the Settlement Agreement address?\",\"answer\":\"The dispute concerns Wisely’s rental and criminal background screening practices at Sterling Glen Apartments and HOME’s claims that those practices violated the Fair Housing Act and the Virginia Fair Housing Law.\"},{\"question\":\"What nondiscrimination obligations does Wisely agree to?\",\"answer\":\"Wisely agrees not to discriminate or retaliate based on protected characteristics, including race, color, religion, national origin, disability, familial status, and sex, and to comply with the cited federal and Virginia fair housing laws.\"},{\"question\":\"What policy and communication steps must Wisely take within the required timelines?\",\"answer\":\"Within specified time periods after the Effective Date, Wisely must adopt and implement the Criminal Background Policy and related exhibit attachments, and it must notify the public and applicants through signage, advertising language/logo, and rental application text, along with fair housing training and document delivery to relevant personnel.\"}]","Sterling Glen Settlement Agreement - Nondiscrimination and Criminal Background Policy | PDF",1789584135,7]