Ohio ad draws fed lawsuit

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio apartment listing for a “bachelor pad” has drawn a federal discrimination lawsuit.

The suit in Dayton U.S. district court says The Connor Group ran a Craigslist online ad last year touting a bachelor pad for single men looking to “hook up.” That drew the attention of the Miami Valley Fair Housing center, which seeks at least $25,000 in compensatory and punitive damages, an order that Connor Group employees get fair housing law training, and that the company be monitored for three years.

Staffers at the nonprofit center said the ad apparently discriminated on the basis of sex and family status.

Patrick Rini, a partner with the apartment owner, said it supports and follows fair-housing laws. He says the company believes its name will be cleared.