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Welcome to the United States Department of Justice: "WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced a settlement of its lawsuit alleging that those involved in the design and construction of 11 multifamily housing complexes discriminated on the basis of disability. The complexes are located in four states and contain more than 800 units covered by the Fair Housing Act’s accessibility provisions.

Under the settlement, which must still be approved by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, 11 defendants will pay all costs related to making the complexes for which they were responsible accessible to persons with disabilities and pay up to $117,000 to compensate individuals harmed by the inaccessible housing. The settlement requires all the defendants to undergo training on the requirements of the Fair Housing Act and provide periodic reports to the government.

The defendants responsible for the payments and retrofits are Steve Bryan, Bryan Construction Company, Patton & Taylor Construction Co., Taylor Gardner Architects, Looney-Ricks-Kiss Architects, Richard A. Barron, The Reaves Firm, Smith Engineering Firm, David W. Milem, Belz/South Bluffs and HT Devco. Two defendants, Steve Bryan and Bryan Construction Co., will also pay a civil penalty of $12,000 to vindicate the public interest. The defendants will retrofit the following complexes in Alabama, Tennessee, Louisiana and Texas:

Sunset Bay at Bon Secour, Condominiums, Gulf Shores, Ala.
South Bluffs Apartments, 4 Riverview Drive West, Memphis, Tenn.
Island Park Apartments, 1440 Island Park Drive, Memphis, Tenn.
The Apartments on Harbor Town Square, Memphis, Tenn.
The Horizon, 717 Riverside Drive, Memphis, Tenn.
Grand Pointe Apartments, 3606 Kaliste Saloom Road, Lafayette, La.
Highlands of Grand Pointe, 3601 Kaliste Saloom Drive, Lafayette, La.
Ashford Place Apartments, 107 Ashford Drive, West Monroe, La.
Island Park Apartments, 1105 Island Park Boulevard, Shreveport, La.
Reflections of Island Park, 2600 Celebration Cove, Shreveport, La.
Cumberland Place, 2088 Blue Mountain Blvd, Tyler, Texas"