The details are not known, but WBAL NewsRadio 1090 confirms a settlement has been reached in the "sex for repairs" lawsuit filed against the Baltimore City Housing Authority by 19 women who lived in public housing.
The federal class action lawsuit alleged that maintenance staff of the housing authority demanded sex from the women who were seeking repair work on their apartments.
Each plaintiff has been seeking $10-million.
"The parties have reached a settlement subject to approval by HUD and the Court ," plaintiffs attorney Cary Hansel and the Housing Authority said in a joint statement issued Monday night.
Both city officials and Hansel declined to comment on the details of the settlement.
However, Hansel told WBALNewsRadio 1090, once a formal notice of the settlement is issued, he expects other women to come forward to try to get a share of the settlement and the size of that class could grow from anywhere from 75 to 200 people.
He says that is standard procedure in a class action, for other plaintiffs to come forward once a settlement is reached.
The lawsuit was filed in October by residents of Gilmor Homes, Westport and Govans Manor.
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