Settlement win in Florida antigay housing case
Before Royal Colonial's property manager Peggy Watson showed Fred Sternbach several apartments, he filled out a form asking how many would live there and their relationships. Sternbach wrote he'd live with his partner. He decided to live there. An hour after he left, Ms. Watson phoned asking what "partner" meant. Sternbach said partner meant Stephen Miller. Watson said Royal Colonial would not be able to accommodate him because they only rent to married couples. As a result, a court accomodated Sternbach, requiring Royal Colonial to post a nondiscrimination statement in their office and on housing application forms, in addition to paying $75,000 in damages and legal fees. Advocate
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