U.S. Department
of Justice
United States v. Kurt Williams and Gearhead Properties, LC. (S.D. Iowa)
On January 17, 2025, the United States filed a pattern or practice complaint in United States v. Kurt Williams and Gearhead Properties, LC. (S.D. Iowa). The complaint alleges that the defendants – the manager and owner of multiple rental dwellings in the Davenport, Iowa area - discriminated on the basis of sex in violation of the Fair Housing Act (FHA). Specifically, the complaint alleges that, since at least 2010, Defendant Kurt Williams engaged in severe, pervasive, and unwelcome sexual harassment of female tenants on multiple occasions by, among other things, making unwelcome sexual comments and unwelcome sexual advances; sending unwanted sexual text messages, requests for photos, and exposing his genitals; offering housing-related benefits in exchange for sex or sex acts; and taking adverse housing actions against female tenants who objected to and/or refused his sexual advances.