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Three developers and a local university filed a federal discrimination lawsuit Tuesday against the city of Belton and the Belton City Council.

Commons of Belton Development LP, Commons of Belton DVLPR LLC, and Jabal Companies LLC, along with Calvary University, claim a violation under federal law for discrimination.

The suit states that under the Fair Housing Act, the city and city council cannot refuse a development project based on race, color, religion, sex, familial status or national origin.

The lawsuit also claims the city sided with discriminatory comments made by residents in opposition to the project.

As a result, the plaintiffs are asking for relief and compensation and request a jury trial.

The Commons of Belton began building a 252-unit aff

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