The Connecticut Fair Housing Center is helping several landlords sue two insurance companies over what it deems to be discriminatory underwriting policies against building owners who rent to low-income tenants.
According to the June 30 suit, Ohio-based Great American Insurance Group and its subsidiary, American Empire Surplus Lines Insurance Co., denied renewals of property insurance policies — or demanded higher premiums — to landlords in Stamford and Willimantic after agents determined Section-8 tenants were living in the properties.
The plaintiffs allege that the insurers violated the Connecticut Human Rights Act and the federal Fair Housing Act. The suit asks a judge to award damages and lawyer fees, and to order the insurers to stop charging higher prices or denying coverage to landlords with low-income tenants.
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