As one of the groups most likely to face housing discrimination, single mothers often have a difficult time renting apartments and homes in areas safe enough for their families.
In one such incident, Darlene Dovenberg, of Dovenberg Investments in West Salem, Wisconsin, refused to rent to a single mother, claiming that the property was unsafe without a man around "to shovel the snow."
She's now the subject of an administrative complaint brought by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Read the full story and see how this violates the Fair Housing Act
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