Policies and Procedures FHA ADA
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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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What’s bugging HUD – the latest HUD actions based on disability
HUD’s press releases are interesting reading, not because they help you understand the law, but because they help you understand what HUD thinks the law is, and because they are often object lessons in mistakes no housing provider should make. This is a round up of press releases in the last four or five months, Continue reading
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Quick Hits – April Fools Edition
If foolishness were limited to one day a year this blog would be well overdue, but a glance at the news – legal, political or other, shows that every day in April can be April fools day, so I make no apologies for the delay in getting this out. The difference between accommodation and modification Continue reading
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ADA inventory and personal devices – who pays for a personal preference?
The picture on the left is of a ParaGolfer – a mobility device that helps the disabled user stand up to play golf or engage in other sporting activities. The base price is around $34,000, and a pair of recent decisions from California, Nevarez v. Sumavision SFO LLC, 2018 WL 827969 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 12, 2018) and Nevarez Continue reading
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“Dwellings” and discrimination under the Fair Housing Act
Sanzaro v. Ardiente Homeowners Ass. et al, 2:11-cv-01143-RFB, 2017 WL 5895133 (D. Nevada June 29, 2017) asks whether the clubhouse in a planned development is a “dwelling” for purposes of the Fair Housing Act. The Court doesn’t answer the question, but is one worth thinking about when trying to decide how the idea of disability discrimination applies Continue reading
