WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) filed eight separate lawsuits against 16 real estate companies and professionals for illegal housing discrimination in the District. OAG alleges that the defendants—realtors, property managers, and other individuals offering homes for rent in Wards 1, 4, 5, 7, and 8—posted discriminatory advertisements online stating that they would not rent to prospective tenants who used housing vouchers.