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Kentucky landlord settles $510K harassment case
Filed: Apr 28, 2026 at 2:11 PM ET
Summary: Lexington landlord Joseph E. Johnson to pay $510,000 after federal Fair Housing Act harassment allegations.
WHO: Joseph E. Johnson, Lexington landlord; U.S. Department of Justice
WHAT: Settlement resolving federal allegations of decades-long sexual harassment of female tenants under the Fair Housing Act
WHEN: Apr 28, 2026 at 1:23 PM ET
WHERE: Lexington, Kentucky
WHY: Federal allegations that he violated the Fair Housing Act through decades of sexual harassment of female tenants
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