SC apartment harassed, discriminated and threatened illegal eviction, lawsuit claims
State (Columbia, SC)
Apr. 20 GREENVILLE, S.C. A national civil rights organization filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a
Greenville apartment complex alleging the owner tried to evict tenants based on illegal criminal background checks.
The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, based in
Washington, D.C., was joined by South
Carolina Appleseed,
Nelson Mullins law firm in suing
Belle Meade Apartments and its owner,
Steele Belle Meade Inc.
The lawsuit, filed in
U.S. District Court, alleges unreasonably restrictive policies were put in place after Steele Belle Meade bought the low-income housing complex in