U.S. Department
of Justice
United States v Indian Oaks Apartments LTD. (M.D. Ga.)
On April 30, 2026, the United States entered into a settlement agreement in United States v. Indian Oaks Apartments LTD, et al. (M.D. Ga.). The complaint, which was filed on October 23, 2024, alleges that the owners and property manager of an apartment complex in Fort Valley, Georgia violated the Fair Housing Act by failing, for over a year, to grant a mother's request for a reasonable accommodation to move to a ground-floor unit to accommodate her terminally ill child's mobility impairment, despite repeated requests and multiple available units. Russell Management Services LLC, H.J. Russell & Company, and The Russell Realty LP are also named as defendants in the case. The case was referred to the Division after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) received a complaint, conducted an investigation, and issued a charge of discrimination. The settlement agreement requires the defendants to pay $750,000 to the family and to develop new reasonable accommodation policies. This is the second largest monetary settlement the United States has obtained in an individual Fair Housing Act case.