Probe Finds Black Tenants Evicted More Than Latinos
A probe by Pasadena officials into allegations of racial discrimination at King’s Villages housing project found that black applicants were rejected and black tenants evicted in greater numbers than Latino applicants and tenants. But the report did not determine whether the actions were a result of racial discrimination, as claimed by the King’s Villages Tenants Union Organization.
The group complained to city directors last April that after Thomas Pottmeyer & Co. took over management of the 313-unit project along Fair Oaks Avenue in 1988, Latinos who spoke little English and could not complain about conditions were accepted over blacks.
Pottmeyer has said that the company followed all federal and local regulations in accepting tenants and evicting them from the project.
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