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Wed May 13 2009 (Updated 07/19/09)
Section 8 Landlords Sue Cops for Civil Rights Violations
Lawsuit Alleges Antioch Police Used Illegal Tactics to Evict Section 8 Tenants
On April 30, 2009, a family of Section 8 landlords in Contra Costa County filed suit against the City of Antioch and several members of its Police Department for violating their civil rights. Antioch is around 40 miles east of San Francisco.

The lawsuit, filed in San Francisco's U.S. District Court for Northern California, alleges that members of the Antioch Police Department used rough and illegal tactics to force the landlords to evict their Section 8 tenants, many of whom are African-Americans.

The suit also alleges that the Riaz Patras family has been targeted by the City of Antioch through its Police Department because they rented their properties to Section 8 families. Read more

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