Fair Housing Act claim available for racial harassment by one owner against another but no claim against the homeowners association itself even though the harassers were president of the HOA

When an African American couple bought property and were subject to taunts and told they were unwelcome by other owners, they had claims against those owners under the Fair Housing Act both by “making housing unavailable” under 42 U.S.C. §3604(a), and “interfering” with others in the “enjoyment of… right[s] granted by [the Fair Housing Act].” Watters v. Homeowners’ Ass’n at the Preserve at Bridgewater, 48 F.4^th779 (7^th Cir. 2022). However, even though the harassers were the president and former president of the homeowners’ association, the association itself was not liable despite its failure to intervene to stop the harassment.