(The Center Square) – Four months after the launch of Washington’s home ownership program designed for people who previously faced racist housing policies, a federal lawsuit has been filed alleging the commission in charge of the program is unfairly disqualifying applicants in violation of constitutional rights.
The Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism, or FAIR, a national New York-based nonprofit, brought the case this week against the head of the Washington State Housing Finance Commission concerning the Covenant Home Ownership Program.
Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, the lawsuit claims that the commission has been violating homebuyers’ constitutional rights by limiting who qualifies for the program…