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Accessibility Law for Real Estate Lawyers
On November 5, 2024 beginning at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time I’ll be presenting a 90 minute webinar on Accessibility Law for Real Estate Lawyers to the ABA Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law. I’ll survey the accessibility laws that most often apply to real estate buyers, sellers, developers, owners, operators, landlords, tenants and… Continue reading
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Acheson Hotels: tester standing at the crossroads part 1.
Now that everyone (and I mean everyone¹ ) has weighed in on tester standing as presented to the Supreme Court in Acheson Hotels v Laufer I thought I might as well try to explain the issue for those who don’t live and breathe disabilities rights litigation. In my next blog I’ll look at the legal… Continue reading
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Georgia Court of Appeals rejects HUD’s position on pet fees
HUD has consistently taken the position that a landlord can never charge pet rent or a pet deposit for a service or assistance animal.¹ It is not a position that makes any sense although HUD has held it for a long time.² In Leslie v. 1125 Hammond, LP, 2023 WL 3858575 (Ga. App. June 7,… Continue reading
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Indemnity and Contribution under the Fair Housing Act
A recent decision from the Northern District of New York has a useful summary of the law of contribution and indemnity in Fair Housing Act cases. Clover Communities Beavercreek, LLC et al v. Mussachio Architects P.C. et al, 2023 WL 3864965 (N.D.N.Y. June 7, 2023). For the plaintiffs, who were developers and owners, there is… Continue reading
