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Waukesha County Community Settles Fair Housing Act Lawsuit

Affordable condominium project will advance in City of New Berlin.

Editor's note: This news release was provided to Patch from Mueller Communications.

MSP Real Estate, Inc. has reached a settlement with the City of New Berlin that will allow it to develop 102 condominium units located at 3535, 3601 and 3655 Deer Creek Parkway.

MSP filed a lawsuit against the city in March, alleging violations of the federal Fair Housing Act. In June, the United States filed its own lawsuit against the city, asserting that the city had violated the Fair Housing Act by preventing MSP from building its development. Under the settlement between MSP and the City, MSP can build the condominium development that is within the current zoning on the proposed parcel, under zoning permits issued by city officials in 2004. The City’s insurers will pay MSP’s legal fees.

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The proposed condominiums will be built using WHEDA tax credits. Therefore, 90 of the 102 units will be rented to qualified tenants who will have to meet the moderate income standards outlined in section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code, a Reagan Administration program intended to make affordable housing available for working people. The remaining units will be rented at market rate with no income requirements.

As the owner of 221 existing apartment units in New Berlin, adjacent to the current site, MSP stresses the importance of a high quality development.

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“We’re a current neighbor, property owner, and a major employer in New Berlin’s City Center area,” said MSP president Milo Pinkerton. “Not only do we believe in high quality development and effective tenant screening and management, but MSP has a vested interest in ensuring that property values in this area remain strong."

To see coverage from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on this issue, go to this article.


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