FHA renovation
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FHA design/build claims – how safe is your harbor?
Miami Valley Fair Hous. Ctr., Inc. v. Preferred Living Real Est. Investments, LLC,2018 WL 4690790, at (S.D. Ohio Sept. 28, 2018) is not a brand new case, but it contains so much of interest it is worth a close second look by both defendants and plaintiffs in FHA design/build cases. The Court’s principal holding is… Continue reading
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Quick Hits – Cyber Monday edition
That’s right, it’s Cyber Monday. Interestingly enough there have been no ADA web access decisions since my last Quick Hits blog, but there are still a few developments of interest. The long road from an interesting partial victory to a final settlement. I blogged about States v. Mid-America Apartment Comms., Inc., 247 F. Supp. 3d 30,… Continue reading
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New or newish? Just what is “first occupancy” under the FHA?
Guidance from HUD and DOJ is nice to have, but ultimately the courts are responsible for deciding what the Fair Housing Act means. In Fair Hous. Rights Ctr. in Se. Pennsylvania v. Post Goldtex GP, LLC, 2016 WL 2865733 (3d Cir. May 17, 2016) the Third Circuit confirmed HUD and DOJ’s position that FHA accessibility standards do not apply… Continue reading
