FHA Emotional Support Animals
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ADA and FHA Enforcement News
Letting someone else do your work for you is a very efficient way to write a blog, but I won’t use any form of AI because it seems to be a lot more A than I. Instead this time I’m pointing you to the work of others, with a few conclusions of my own. Let’s… Continue reading
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Shooting the messenger in FHA cases revisited.
Some time ago I blogged on a case in which a lease broker was sued for conveying to a prospective tenant the owner’s discriminatory refusal to rent.¹ Today I’m taking another look at the shooting the messenger problem, this time with a difference; the messenger was an insurance broker. Thanks to Bill Goren for call… Continue reading
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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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More lessons from HUD and DOJ about the ADA and FHA
Press releases from HUD and DOJ in the last week or so contain plenty of lessons for the owners of businesses subject to the ADA and FHA. I can’t say whether these new claims by the government will pan out, but the nature of the claims made provides some insight in how to get into… 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