‘We don’t want you or your Portuguese friends.’ N.J. town faces lawsuit over housing discrimination.

A federal judge has allowed a housing discrimination lawsuit against the Borough of Wanaque to proceed, ruling that a jury should decide whether town officials showed bias against Portuguese developers.

The ruling from the U.S. District Court for New Jersey cited alleged comments from a former borough administrator and claims of unequal treatment as grounds to let the Fair Housing Act claim go to trial.

The case was filed by J&S Group Inc., Wanaque Realty Corp. and Mountain Lakes Estates Inc., which say the borough blocked their efforts to build nearly 175 homes on land they have owned for years.

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