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Monday, April 27, 2026

Whistleblowers Case Against Haddonfield Leasing Co. Will Go To Trial - Patch

She claimed her former employer pushed her out for refusing to discriminate against Section 8 applicants.

HADDONFIELD, NJ — A state appeals court ruled Thursday in favor of a woman who claims that a Haddonfield business pushed her out of her job for refusing to perform discriminatory practices. The court determined that Hope Moser must receive a trial to determine whether the apartment-leasing company violated whistleblower-protection laws.

Moser worked for The Streamwood Company as the property manager for the Madison Court apartments in Williamstown — one of several rental complexes the company manages. The former employee claims that her supervisor effectively forced her to discriminate against prospective tenants who would pay rent using Section 8 vouchers.

State law prohibits housing discrimination based on a tenant's lawful source of rent payment, including people receiving rental assistance from the Housing Choice Voucher Program — formerly known as Section 8.

Moser's supervisor was Scott Leonard — Streamwood's regional manager and the son of the company's owner and founder. In early 2021, Leonard told Moser to check "no" on all housing screening form questions asking whether the form was being completed as a Section 8 application, according to court documents.

The plaintiff told Leonard she wouldn't comply, believing that the directive was illegal. When she again refused to follow the directive on Jan. 14, 2021, Leonard became angry and said, "Things don't look...



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