OMAHA, Neb. – The Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission is dedicated to eliminating discrimination involving the elderly, minorities, immigrants and even, it seems, for topless dancers.

The state attorney general’s office has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the agency against an Omaha real estate company because it refused to rent an apartment in west Omaha to a stripper.

The Richdale Group had declined to lease an apartment to Charleigh Greenwood after she listed her occupation as a “dancer” at a Council Bluffs, Iowa, lounge. The NEOC in its lawsuit said such a refusal discriminates against women because labor statistics show women make up 98 percent of dancers in the state and 96 percent of dancers nationwide.

The complaint said a Richdale representative called Greenwood on April 13 to reject the application she filed the day before.

The representative recited to her a company policy that “they refuse to rent to anyone employed as a dancer at a gentlemen’s club.”

The attorney general’s office filed the lawsuit after mediation with Richdale failed.

Richdale, owned by Richard and David Slosburg, issued a statement affirming its commitment to fair housing. Betty Price, operations manager for Richdale, said the company would “vigorously” fight the attorney general’s action.

“Our policy of not renting to individuals in the adult entertainment business is gender neutral and fully compliant with the law,” Price wrote.