FHA Defense
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“Toddler mauled by service dog” – the cost of thoughtless disability letters.
The headline was all too familiar, “Toddler mauled by service dog.” We have seen it before when untrained animals were allowed on airlines or in other public places.(6) When it is passenger passing off a peacock as an emotional support bird it is funny. When it is a child who may be disfigured for life Continue reading
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DOJ withdraws ADA Guidance – does it mean anything?
Not long after Trump was elected in 2016 the Department of Justice withdrew a number of older guidances intended to help businesses deal with ADA issues. For the most part the withdrawn guidances were out of date and their withdrawal was unlikely to have any effect on businesses with ADA issues.¹ The new Trump administration Continue reading
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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
