HUD charges Colorado landlord

HUD has announced it has charged Vernon Morgan, the owner of a house in Greeley, Colorado, with discrimination for subjecting a female tenant to harassment and retaliation because of sex. The Fair Housing Act prohibits housing providers from discriminating because of sex, including harassing tenants. Sexual harassment includes unwelcome sexual advances and comments, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical behavior that is sexual in nature. Harassment because of sex can also include conduct that is not necessarily sexual, such as offensive conduct or remarks pertaining to a tenant’s actual or perceived sex.