A woman has sued her former landlords, a husband and wife, alleging the husband sexually assaulted her at her apartment and that the couple then evicted her after she complained to police. The suit, claiming violations of the federal Fair Housing Act and Nevada Fair Housing Law, was filed on behalf of the woman in federal court Wednesday by Las Vegas attorney Andréa Vieira and civil rights attorney Thomas Kayes against Markiovic and Alma Cardona. The plaintiff began renting an apartment from the Cardonas in or around 2017, the complaint said.
Markiovic Cardona would ask her “inappropriate questions” like if she had a boyfriend, according to the suit, and say he “couldn’t believe she was single.” The Cardonas could not be reached for comment Thursday. Initially, Cardona visited the unit rarely and brought his son with him when he did so.
But in May 2022, he came to the rental without his son. “He told (the plaintiff) she was too beautiful to be single and that she needed a man around,” the complaint alleged. ‘Touching (her) breasts’ Then, on October 2, 2022, Cardona came over to do work at the apartment.
The plaintiff fell asleep in her room, the suit claimed, and woke up to Cardona “touching (her) breasts” and “touching (her) body and face with his mouth.” She told him to stop and pushed him away, the complaint said. “He mumbled an excuse and left.
” The plaintiff then called the police, but Cardona sent multiple texts asking to return to the ap.