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Housing groups claim Atlanta homes not maintained

By Michael Kanell
July 9, 2014

An Atlanta-based housing group will join two others Thursday in announcing a discrimination complaint against a Pennsylvania contractor.

The three organizations allege that Asset Management Specialists did not properly maintain foreclosed properties in African-American and Latino neighborhoods in three places: Atlanta, Grand Rapids, Mich., and San Diego, Calif.

Metro Fair Housing Services, Inc. will release details of the discrimination complaint being filed against Asset Management Specialists, which has done work for national housing lender Fannie Mae.

Asset Management Specialists has done work maintaining Fannie Mae’s foreclosed homes, according to a written release by Metro Fair Housing Services and the other groups.

This complaint will be filed with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Asset Management Specialists is based in Bristol, Pa.

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