Arab American woman files suit claiming CMA retaliated against her for reporting discrimination
The lawsuit, brought by Blain LLC, alleges commercial property manager, Community Management Associates, Inc., cut off the resident's access to services, imposed fines, and threatened her in an attempt to intimidate and coerce her into backing down from claims of housing discrimination.
ATLANTA, Nov. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Community Management Associates, Inc. (CMA), a commercial property manager operating in several states, is facing a lawsuit filed by a woman who claims the company retaliated against her for reporting discrimination.
The case, filed in Fulton County Superior Court, alleges that shortly after purchasing a CMA-managed condo in Atlanta's prominent Buckhead neighborhood, the woman reported a terrorism-related remark allegedly made by one of the company's employees.
The plaintiff, who is of Middle Eastern descent, construed the comment as "stereotype-evoking" and "offensive."
According to the lawsuit, CMA and the building's association responded to the woman's complaints by assessing fines against her, threatening her with civil and criminal charges, and forbidding her from communicating with the company.
The plaintiff's attorney, Candice Blain, believes the alleged conduct reflects a prevailing attitude of permissibility relating to discrimination against Arab Americans: "Expressions of anti-Arab sentiment have become normalized," Blain said, adding that, "in this case, the mindset that it is acceptable to punish someone for opposing such mistreatment was not just morally wrong—it is unlawful."
The suit, Case No. 2016CV262014, alleges violations of federal, state, and local fair housing laws, and seeks punitive damages.
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