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Jury says Virginia campground must pay 2 families $750,000 for discrimination against Black camper

A Franklin County jury awarded $750,000 to two families evicted from a Smith Mountain Lake campground due to racial discrimination as determined by the verdict.
Attorney General Jason Miyares stated that this award is the largest fair housing verdict ever secured by his office.
The jury granted $100,000 for losses and emotional distress to each family, along with $550,000 in punitive damages against Regina Turner, the campground owner.
Turner denies the eviction claim but admitted to making discriminatory comments, stating that had she known one of the families was Black, she wouldn’t have rented the lot.

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Racial Discrimination Costs Virginia Campground Landlord $750K

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Virginia Landlord Ordered to Pay Record $750K in Racial Discrimination Eviction Case

A Virginia jury has delivered a $750,000 verdict against a landlord who evicted two families from her Smith Mountain Lake property after discovering one of the tenants was Black, the largest fair housing jury award ever obtained by the Virginia Office of the Attorney General. The post Virginia Landlord Ordered to Pay Record $750K in Racial Discrimination Eviction Case appeared first on The Washington Informer.

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Jury says Virginia campground must pay 2 families $750,000 for discrimination against Black camper

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'Didn’t tell me friend’s husband is Black': Campground owner evicts families over race

A Franklin County jury has awarded $750,000 in damages to two families who were evicted from a Smith Mountain Lake campground after the owner learned one of the family members was Black. The verdict marks the largest fair housing jury award ever secured by the Virginia attorney general’s office, acc...

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