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The owner of a Lake Oswego apartment complex has settled a discrimination claim stemming from an incident in which a man died. Prometheus Real Estate Group, a multifamily property management company with offices in Portland and Seattle, has agreed to pay $475,000.

On Feb. 8, 2012, James Calogridis, a resident at the One Jefferson apartments, died a little more than a week after sustaining 鈥渟ignificant injuries鈥� in a fall in the complex’s parking lot, according to a news release from Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries.

Robin Buckley, Calogridis’ widow, in 2012 filed with BOLI a civil rights complaint alleging disability discrimination. She claimed that the property owners failed to provide a reasonable disability accommodation.

Buckley claimed that Calogridis in October 2011 requested a disabled parking spot closer to the couple’s unit because of a condition that limited his ability to walk.

BOLI’s investigation determined that Prometheus Real Estate Group unlawfully discriminated against Calogridis by failing to make reasonable accommodations for his disability.

鈥淥regonians with disabilities deserve equal access to housing, including reasonable accommodations,鈥� Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian said. 鈥淥ur agency is committed to conducting thorough investigations and working closely with agency partners so that the civil rights of Oregonians are protected.鈥�

In addition to the financial payment 鈥� which will be split between Buckley, the Calogridis estate and Calogridis’ attorneys 鈥� the owners agreed to comply with the Oregon Fair Housing Act and the federal Fair Housing Act, provide BOLI with a list of other Prometheus-owned or managed properties, report any ownership changes to BOLI for three years, conduct annual FHA trainings with employees, maintain a 鈥渞easonable accommodation鈥� log for submission to BOLI on a semi-annual basis, provide BOLI with its policies and practices for reasonably accommodating tenants’ disabilities and notify all tenants of all Prometheus properties of their rights to reasonable accommodations.