LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin today announced a lawsuit against property owners Charles and Judy Warren of Jonesboro for alleged violations of the Arkansas Fair Housing Act, specifically related to sexual discrimination and harassment of female renters.
"Preying on women seeking housing for themselves and their families by subjecting them to sexual discrimination and harassment is abhorrent and a violation of state law. My office will pursue all available penalties and damages against the defendants for violating the Arkansas Fair Housing Act," Griffin stated.
The lawsuit, filed in Craighead County Circuit Court, alleges that since at least 2019, the defendants subjected female tenants at their properties to sexual discrimination and harassment. Griffin seeks injunctive and declaratory relief, as well as compensatory and punitive damages through a jury trial. This includes monetary damages for victims and civil penalties.
For more information or copies of the lawsuit, visit the Attorney General's website.
About Attorney General Tim Griffin:
Tim Griffin was sworn in as the 57th Attorney General of Arkansas on January 10, 2023. He previously served as the state's 20th Lieutenant Governor from 2015-2023. From 2011-2015, Griffin represented Arkansas’s Second Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Griffin has over 28 years of service in the U.S. Army Reserve Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps, currently holding the rank of colonel. His military career includes active duty as an Army prosecutor with the 101st Airborne Division in Mosul, Iraq, and various leadership roles within Legal Operations Detachments.
Griffin earned a master’s degree in strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College and holds degrees from Hendrix College and Tulane Law School. He has held multiple legal positions within federal government agencies including serving as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
Griffin resides in Little Rock with his wife Elizabeth and their three children.