An Alabama landlord and mobile home park owner has agreed to pay $390,000 to 12 women who rented or tried to rent homes for him and accused him of sexual harassment, federal prosecutors said Friday.

Randy Hames, the owner of Hames Marina in Cullman, reached the agreement with prosecutors as part of a Fair Housing Act lawsuit alleging that Hames sexually harassed female tenants. The Fair Housing Act bars discrimination in housing based on sex, race, color, national origin, religion, disability and familial status.

Prosecutors claimed that since 2011, Hames pressured female tenants into having sex with him for rent or to avoid eviction, evicted female tenants when they refused his advances, made female tenants feel unsafe by stalking them and entering their residences without permission and making unwelcome sexual comments.

The agreement between Hames and prosecutors came after a three-day trial in federal court in Huntsville.

“Today’s resolution recognizes the significant harm that the defendant caused to the women in this case and sends a message that this type of behavior is unacceptable and has no place in our communities,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. “The Justice Department is firmly committed to vigorously pursuing landlords who sexually harass and exploit their tenants.”

“Sexual harassment by landlords is illegal, immoral and unacceptable,” said U.S. Attorney Prim Escalona for the Northern District of Alabama. “We will continue to aggressively prosecute these cases because everyone deserves to feel safe at home and thrive in an environment free from fear.”

Anyone who believes they are a victim of sexual harassment by a landlord, property manager or rental agent, was encouraged to contact the Justice Department at 1-844-380-6178, or submit an online report at civilrights.justice.gov/. Reports also may be made by contacting the Department of Housing and Urban Development at 1-800-669-9777, or by filing an online complaint at www.hud.gov/fairhousing/fileacomplaint%20.