A black woman has sued a leading real estate company and 35 of its realtors for discrimination after allegedly failing to help her find low income housing.Shaniqua Newkirk filed the lawsuit in a federal court last month against Douglas Elliman and its agents over claims they violated discrimination laws in the Fair Housing Act.She sent emails to the luxury realtors in June 2021 requesting help to find Section 8 housing, which is a federal government voucher program that helps poor families, the elderly or the disabled afford housing in the private market.
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