Florida Homeowner Aid Fund Biased Against Whites, Suit Says (1)

Florida homeowners allege in a proposed class action that the state’s Department of Commerce and its homeowner assistance fund program discriminate on the basis of race.

The program “systematically” discriminated against White homeowners when providing Covid-19 relief, according to the complaint filed Monday in the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida.

The agency developed, marketed, and administered its Florida Homeowner Assistance Fund program on the basis of race by prioritizing “‘socially disadvantaged individuals’” in the development and marketing of the program and approving applications, including those of homeowners who identified as Black, Hispanic, Asian American, or Native ...