Justice Department Files Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Dearborn Heights, Michigan, Rental Property Owner
The Federal Court Complaint is Part of the DOJ’s Sexual Harassment in Housing Initiative
The defendant, Mohamad Hussein, owned and/or managed 26 residential properties in Dearborn Heights.
According to the DOJ's federal court complaint, from approximately 2017-2020, the defendant is accused of “[m]aking unwelcome sexual comments and sexual advances”; “[d]emanding prospective female tenants engage in sex acts with him or send him sexually explicit images of themselves to obtain housing”; “[o]ffering to grant tangible housing benefits – such as paying utility bills, lowering rent, or lowering security deposits – in exchange for sex acts or sexually explicit images”; and “[s]ending sexually explicit images of himself to prospective tenants.”
The complaint is part of the DOJ’s Sexual Harassment in Housing Initiative, launched in October 2017.
