FHA indemnity contribution
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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
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Contribution, Indemnity and Disability – Does the FHA make sense?
Last week’s decision in Shaw v. Cherokee Meadows, LP, 17-CV-610-GKF-JFJ, 2018 WL 3474082 (N.D. Okla. July 19, 2018) provides a good opportunity to revisit contribution and indemnity claims arising out failures to meet the design/build requirements in Section 3604(f)(3)(C) of the Fair Housing Act.* The question remains the same as always: does the law make any sense Continue reading
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Shoot the messenger! Agent liability under the Fair Housing Act
A brand new decision from Northern California, Hintz v. Chase, 17-CV-02198-JCS, 2017 WL 3421979 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 9, 2017) reminds both property owners and sales or leasing agents that no one can escape responsibility for making the right decision in cases under the Fair Housing Act. This is an especially important reminder for those in the market Continue reading
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Time for a do-over – the 9th Circuit gets indemnity and contribution right.
The Ninth Circuit’s April 24 decision in City of Los Angeles v. AECOM Services, Inc., 2017 WL 1431084 (9th Cir. Apr. 24, 2017), amended sub nom. City of Los Angeles by and through Dept. of Airports v. AECOM Services, Inc., 2017 WL 1844077 (9th Cir. May 9, 2017) represents a giant step in the direction of common sense Continue reading
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What were they thinking? Indemnity and accessibility under the ADA and FHA
The rule is simple, but crazy. A contractual indemnity provision that shifts liability for FHA or ADA violations is unenforceable. Equal Rights Center v. Niles Bolton Ass., 602 F.3d 597 (4th Cir. 2010). Owners, operators, contractors and others who may have independent liability for ADA or FHA violations cannot contract among themselves to determine who Continue reading
