Source: Associated Press
Cincinnati man takes landlord to court over 'White only' pool sign
Sapa-AP | 04 August, 2012 09:43
A man from the southern Ohio city of Cincinnati said he was so upset when he saw his landlord’s poolside “White Only” sign that he believes was aimed at his black daughter that he could no longer live at his home.
Michael Gunn testified Friday at an Ohio Civil Rights Commission hearing in Cincinnati that the sign at the duplex where he rented an apartment cost his family emotionally and financially. The hearing was held to consider penalties that could include punitive and compensatory damages against Gunn’s former landlord.
The commission found on Sept. 29 that landlord Jamie Hein, who claimed that the 10-year-old girl’s hair products clouded the pool, discriminated against the child. The commission ruled that Hein, who is white, violated the Ohio Civil Rights Act by posting the sign.
Hein did not attend Friday’s hearing, and a recording said her voicemail was full. The state has said Hein gave up her right to challenge the discrimination ruling by failing to respond to earlier case filings.
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