A national Latino legal and civil rights organization is suing a property management company for allegedly denying a young woman in New Jersey access to rental units based solely on her immigration status as a
, for the past eight years. Under status must be renewed every two years. “Housing discrimination against recipients don't possess, according to the lawsuit. The couple had hoped to move closer to De Guzman's school to cut her current one-hour commute and start to build a stable life together before getting married and adjusting De Guzman’s immigration status shortly thereafter. After their first denial, the couple applied to rent another New Jersey apartment that happened to also be operated by the same property management company.
started in 2012, according to the immigration advocacy group FWD.us. Court records don't yet show an attorney for Altman Management Co. The property management company did not respond to an email seeking comment. Altman Management is a Pennsylvania-based construction company that operates nearly 80 apartment communities in Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, according to the lawsuit.