 A property management company in Bemidji and two homeowners will pay nearly $75,000 under a consent order resolving an allegation that they refuse to rent a house to a family of five adults and six minor children because they are Native American and Hispanic. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced this week that Barbara Raymond from Lakes and More Realty operating as Bemidji property and the homeowners Hans Serleth and Corey Serleth will pay $74,000 in the settlement. Now, HUD filed a charge of discrimination in the case in August 2018 after the owners of the rental home refused to rent the six bedroom residence to the multi-generational family. The Serleths and Raymond denied discrimination and alleged that the reason they did not rent to the complainants was the household exceeded the functional capacity of the residents claiming that the tenancy of the 11 people would have caused damage to the property's septic system. According to the consent order, the defendants agreed to the settlement to avoid uncertain and costly litigation but denied any wrongdoing.