West Roxbury property management company Charles River Realty Group has agreed to pay $15,000 to settle a housing discrimination complaint brought by The Fair Housing Center of Greater Boston (FHCGB).

The FHCGB alleged in a complaint filed with the city of Boston’s Fair Housing Commission that Charles River Realty’s Craigslist ads indicated the firm would not rent certain units to families with children, in order to avoid lead abatement. Further investigations by the Suffolk University Law School’s Housing Discrimination Clinic and the FHCGB revealed that Karen Coffin, property manager for Charles River, made discriminatory statements to potential tenants with children under six, in violation of federal, state and municipal fair housing laws.

In the settlement agreement, Charles River Realty agreed to pay $15,000 to the FHCGB. The brokerage will have all of its employees attend fair housing training and have all of the rental units that it owns tested for lead paint. Charles River Realty also agreed to submit all of its advertisements for available units to the FHCGB to review them for compliance with fair housing laws prior to making them available to the public.