Undercover rental applicants found blatant and widespread discrimination against housing voucher holders by landlords of luxury apartment buildings in Navy Yard, Shaw, and NoMa, according to a new lawsuit filed by the Equal Rights Center, a nonprofit civil rights organization.

The ERC’s “testers” inquired about renting at J.Coopers Row, Jefferson MarketPlace, J Linea, and Pinnacle but ran into unlawful requirements, such as minimum income for voucher holders and overly broad eviction and criminal background screenings, according to the lawsuit filed against JAG Management Company and Jefferson Apartment Group.

One manager stated, “their application will unfortunately be denied even if the voucher is sufficient enough to cover their full rent.”

More than 10,000 D.C. residents depend on h

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