CITY OF AUSTIN FAIR HOUSING OFFICE AND CITY OF AUSTIN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION IN APRIL 2012 WRITE AND SEND E-MAIL LETTERS IN REGARD TO THE QUESTION OF WHETHER ALLEGED POSSIBLE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF MYSELF, JOHN KEVIN MCMILLAN OF AUSTIN, MIGHT POSSIBLY COMPRISE A CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUE FOR THE CITY OF AUSTIN TO INVESTIGATE AND REPORT THE CITY'S FINDINGS

From: Serrano, Enrique

Subject: RE: Email from austintexas.gov: sexual harassment

To: "John McMillan"

Date: Monday, April 16, 2012, 9:28 AM

Mr. McMillian,

Here is information related to sexual harassment for your review. The Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601-3619) protects individuals against discrimination because of sex. Courts recognize two types of sexual harassment: (1) quid pro quo sexual harassment (i.e., when a housing provider, or his or her employee, agent or contractor conditions access to or retention of housing or housing –related services or transactions on a victim’s submission to sexual conduct); and (2) hostile environment sexual harassment (i.e., when a housing provider or his or her employee, agent or contractor, or in certain circumstances another tenant, engages in sexual behavior of such severity or pervasiveness that it alters the terms or conditions of tenancy and results in an environment that is intimidating, hostile, offensive ,or otherwise significantly less desirable.

Additional information is available on-line under HUD’s website (HUD.gov) in the FHEO section of the site, which provides additional questions and answers on sexual harassment under the Fair Housing Act. I hope this information is helpful. Thank you.

Enrique

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From: John McMillan [mailto:mcmillanj@att.net]

Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 4:57 PM

To: Serrano, Enrique

Subject: RE: Email from austintexas.gov: sexual harassment

Dear Acting Administrator Serrano of the City of Austin ,

Thank you for taking the time to discuss this matter with me on the phone this afternoon between about 4:40 p.m. and about 4:50 p.m. today.


Would you please state to me in writing the circumstances in which you and your Fair Housing Office of the City Government of Austin would in fact determine, based on a factual investigation that you had conducted, that a cited single adult tenant (myself, for instance) residing at a cited apartment complex in Austin, Texas, had himself or herself been subjected to and victimized by illegal sexual harassment that was in violation of Title 8 of the Fair Housing Act of the U.S. Government.

I look forward to receiving your helpful and informative reply note on this.

Sincerely and Best Wishes,

John Kevin McMillan,
11411 Research Boulevard (Wind River Crossing Apartments), Apt. 325 , Austin , Texas , 78759 .
Home phone: (512) 342-2295.
Blog: http://www.johnkevinmcmillan.blogspot.com

John Kevin McMillan

--- On Fri, 4/13/12, Serrano, Enrique wrote:

From: Serrano, Enrique

Subject: RE: Email from austintexas.gov: sexual harassment

To: mcmillanj@att.net

Date: Friday, April 13, 2012, 3:50 PM

Mr. McMillan,

Can you give me a call I would like more information on your question below?

Enrique Serrano, Acting Administrator
City of Austin Equal Employment/Fair Housing Office
1050 East 11th Street, Suite 300 , Austin , TX 78702
www.ci.austin.tx.us/hrights/default.htm
512-974-2216 Direct
512-974-3278 Fax
-----Original Message-----

From: Robertson, Tony

Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 3:42 PM

To: Serrano, Enrique

Subject: FW: Email from austintexas.gov: sexual harassment

Enrique,

Thought I would forward to you to respond.

Take care...Tony

-----Original Message-----
From: John Kevin McMillan [mailto:mcmillanj@att.net]

Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 3:40 PM

To: Robertson, Tony ; mcmillanj@att.net

Subject: Email from austintexas.gov: sexual harassment

This message is from John Kevin McMillan.

Does the City of Austin Human Rights Commission ever pursue any actions that are designed to protect a law-abiding single adult resident of Austin who's an approved tenant at an apartment complex from that very same individual ever being subjected to or ever being victimized by any alleged sexual harassment of any type by any other resident of that apartment complex or by any employee of or representative for the apartment complex where the cited individual resides.

John Kevin McMillan