Housing association pays tenant £31,000 over neighbours’ racism

Court found L&Q had misled black woman who was harassed by family and had to flee her homeA leading housing association has been condemned by a court for failing to support a tenant made homeless after a racist campaign by neighbours.London & Quadrant (L&Q), which accommodates 250,000 people across London and the south-east, ignored a code of practice on protecting tenants from racial harassment and was guilty of defensiveness and insensitivity, according to a county court judgment issued last week. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/dec/19/housing-association-pays-tenant-31000-over-neighbours-racism #housing #race #inequality #communities #society #uk_news #law