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Zoning – Reasonable Accommodations Under the Fair Housing Act.

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Typically, zoning variances “run with the land”, and absent a specific time limitation, they continue until properly revoked. See, St. Onge v. Donovan, 71 NY2d 507, [1988]. As a result, variances cannot be made to apply only...more

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What Documentation May a Landlord Require from a Tenant With an Assistance Animal?

Laws regarding service and emotional support animals can be confusing to property owners—and guidance can vary depending upon the type of animal and its function. For example, recently, the Department of Housing and Urban...more

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Service Animals 101: Keep Your Business Out of the Legal Doghouse

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QUESTION: What are “Service Animals”, and to what extent: Must they be allowed on business premises? Can they be refused or removed from premises? ...more

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Landlords Must Allow Emotional Support Animals

Recently, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) filed a charge of discrimination claiming (Charge) claiming Missouri landlord Dahms Investments, L.L.C. (Dahms) violated the FHA by requiring a prospective...more

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HUD Settles Disability Fair Housing Act Case For $34,900

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Pursuant to the terms of a formal Consent Order, earlier this month, a property owner/manager in Georgia agreed to settle a Fair Housing Act (FHA) disability discrimination case for $34,900 as well as various additional...more

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HUD Charges Pennsylvania Property With Disability Discrimination

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Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) announced that it charged a Pennsylvania property owner with disability discrimination related to assistance animals and designated parking spaces...more

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HUD Charges Buffalo, NY Property Owner With Disability Discrimination Related To An Assistance Animal

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In a press release issued a couple of weeks ago, the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) charged a New York property owner with discrimination under the Fair Housing Act (FHA) asserting that the owner failed...more

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All Consuming - Financial Litigation Insights: Issue 4, August 2020

Welcome! Welcome to August’s issue of All Consuming. This month, we are taking a deep dive into discharges in bankruptcy and then reviewing several top news stories in the world of consumer finance. We hope you find value...more

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HUD Charges Georgia Property Owner With Disability Discrimination For Failure To Approve A Reasonable Accommodation Request...

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Here is a fact pattern professional apartment management should work to avoid. An applicant signs a lease for an apartment home. Rent is due on the first of the month. As is typical in many residential leases, late fees are...more

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Governor DeSantis Signs Bill Defining Emotional Support Animals and Criminalizing Their Falsification

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On the heels of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issuing new guidance as to what it considers to be the best practices for housing providers when they are presented with requests for “emotional...more

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HUD Settles Disability Discrimination Fair Housing Act Case For $80,000

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In a press release issued last week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approved a settlement agreement concluding a disability housing discrimination complaint against the owners and property managers...more

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Emotional Support Animals: Do They Have To Live Here?

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Recognizing the drastic increase in the number of requests being made to housing providers for “emotional support animals” by residents who do not appear to be disabled, at the end of January, the U.S. Department of Housing...more

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HUD Consent Order Resolves Assistance Animal Discrimination Case For $30,000

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In a press release issued last week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) reported that a condominium association in New Jersey agreed to pay $30,000 to resolve allegations under the Fair Housing Act...more

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HUD Charges Maine Property Owner With Discriminating Against A Veteran With An Assistance Animal

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In a press release dated yesterday, the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) stated that it charged a residential property owner (and an agent) in Maine with violating the Fair Housing Act (FHA) related to an...more

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HUD Files Assistance Animal FHA Case Asserting Disability Discrimination And Retaliation

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Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) issued a press released stating it formally charged a New York property owner and manager with violating the Fair Housing Act (FHA). In its charging...more

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HUD Settles Disability Housing Discrimination Case For Approximately $11,000

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Last week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced resolution of a housing discrimination case from California for just under $11,000. The complainants are a family with a child who has a...more

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How Allowing Smoking in Apartments Can Lead to a Fair Housing Violation

Many major cities have passed laws prohibiting smoking in public areas. However, smoking still remains a challenge for musicians who perform in smoke-filled clubs in cities lacking those laws. But even if smokers can’t...more

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HUD Demonstrates Continued Commitment to Aggressive Enforcement of the Fair Housing Act

Fifty years after the passage of the Fair Housing Act, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) continues to demonstrate a strong commitment to Fair Housing, both through the support of private...more

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Want To Learn The Number Of Fair Housing Complaints Filed With HUD In A Year? Or The Protected Class With The Highest Percentage...

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Our friends at the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) publish a myriad of reports concerning the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and the efforts of the Department to enforce the law. One of the reports I like to...more

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Service Animals, Assistance Animals, Comfort Animals—And The Occasional Miniature Horse - A Practical Business Guide To Federal...

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Given the menagerie of terms, it is easy to see why some business owners are quite confused about what to do when they are asked to permit an animal in their places of business. Part of the confusion comes from the multitude...more

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HUD Resolves Disability Discrimination Case Complaint Against Condominium Association In New Jersey

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Last week, the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) issued a press release to announce it resolved a disability discrimination case in November 2018 filed against a New Jersey age 55 and over condominium...more

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HUD Files Disability Discrimination Fair Housing Charge Against Denver, CO Property

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Acting on a complaint initially filed back in 2016, just yesterday the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) formally charged the owners, architect, and builder of an apartment building (with 164 units on six...more

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HUD Brings Disability Discrimination FHA Charge In New Jersey Related To Restrictions On An Assistance Animal

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Late last month, the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) charged a condominium association in New Jersey with disability discrimination in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA). According to HUD,...more

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HUD Resolves California Emotional Support Animal FHA Case For $8,500

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On October 11, 2018, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that a disability discrimination claim from California settled for $8,500. The agreement resolved a complaint filed by a resident with...more

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Property Managers, Owners and Leasing Companies Are Susceptible to Website Accessibility Lawsuits

The recent and pervasive trend of lawsuits being filed against companies based upon website accessibility issues, including numerous suits brought against hospitality companies for such issues and for failure to identify...more

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