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“Polly Want A Windfall?”: U.S. Department of Justice Slams NYC Co-Op for Denying Three Emotional Support Parrots, Imposing...

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Co-op and condo boards have a legal obligation to provide reasonable accommodations to residents with disabilities. Residents often request permission to live with their so-called emotional support or therapy animals (“ESAs”)...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Consideration of Disability-Related Requests for Modification of Premises Under State and Federal Law

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The Federal Fair Housing Act (FHA), as well as the substantially similar Florida Fair Housing Act (FFHA), prohibits discrimination in housing based on a person’s disability. As “housing providers,” homeowners associations and...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

HUD Settles Disability And Retaliation Fair Housing Case From California For $23,000

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Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) announced that it settled a disability and retaliation Fair Housing Act (FHA) case for over $23,000 filed by two residents against housing providers...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

There’s No Place Like Home – But Is That a Reasonable Accommodation?

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A pending federal appeals court case is the latest to highlight the challenges employers face when considering accommodation requests from an employee with a medical condition. As we have written before, leave and...more

Whitman Legal Solutions, LLC

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

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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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Medical Marijuana in HUD-Assisted Properties: Update Since HUD’s January 2011 Memorandum

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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) classifies marijuana as a Schedule I Controlled Substance, which recognizes no medical use. In January 2011, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued an...more

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