Attorney General Jones Secures More Than $800,000 for Families Following Historic Victory in Fair Housing Case

RICHMOND, Va . -- Attorney General Jones announced that his office successfully collected and returned more than $800,000 to Virginians impacted by discriminatory housing practices. On Wednesday, September 2, 2026, Attorney General Jay Jones presented the Mills and Smith families restitution payments of more than $400,000, which is the largest payout to individual complainants in the history of the Virginia Fair Housing Office and Office of the Attorney General.

“Every Virginian deserves access to safe and affordable housing, and they deserve to be treated fairly and with dignity. This case and the egregious discriminatory actions endured by the Mills and Smith families are heart wrenching and unacceptable,” said Attorney General Jones. “I am proud to bring much overdue and deserved relief, and I want to thank the public servants in both the Virginia Fair Housing Office and the Office of the Attorney General whose dedication and tenacity brought this precedent-setting conclusion into reality after six arduous years.”

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Email Jay Jones at:

Jay Jones: RPickett@oag.state.va.us,

Email Jay Jones at:

Jay Jones: RPickett@oag.state.va.us,