Polk v. Cherry Hill Apartments, Inc.
Polk v. Cherry Hill Apartments, Inc.
Opinion of the Court
We find that the complainant here had standing, see Crescent Park Tenants Ass’n v. Realty Equities Corp., 58 N. J. 98 (1971), that the findings and determination of the Director of the Division of Civil Bights are adequately supported by credible evidence in the record, and that with one exception noted below the order of January 12, 1971, as modified by the supplemental order of October 15, 1971, is lawful and reasonable.
Paragraph 8A2 of the order provides that a list of vacancies shall be furnished regularly to an organization called Project Free. It appears from the record below, not without substantial significance, that the only apparent purpose of Project Free is to “test” discriminatory renting practices. It has a paid executive director. Volunteers are enlisted and trained in an effort to present apparently good faith but entirely hypothetical rental applications to landlords in such a way that “the only reason the landlord would have to dis
Modified, and; as modified, affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- DIANNE POLK, COMPLAINANT-RESPONDENT v. CHERRY HILL APARTMENTS, INC., A NEW JERSEY CORPORATION JOSEPH RATNER MARIAN RATNER SIDNEY ROTHSTEIN AND MARY BRUNO
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