On October 13, 2023, Magistrate Judge Peter Bray of the Southern District of Texas released a Memorandum and Order that analyzes the reasons for permitting an owner of multi-family properties to bring in every party that contributed to an FHA
In my last blog I looked at why testers became embedded in the enforcement of civil rights laws from a practical standpoint. Now it’s time to look at the law of standing as it relates to testers.¹
The Supreme Court
Now that everyone (and I mean everyone¹ ) has weighed in on tester standing as presented to the Supreme Court in Acheson Hotels v Laufer I thought I might as well try to explain the issue for those who don’t
Several other sources have reported on recent legislation in California that would establish WCAG 2.1 AA as the minimum accessibility requirement for websites that do business in California.¹ The bill is a disaster in many ways, but rather than look
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
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
In ADA website litigation failure can teach us as much as success, and the plaintiff’s failure in Tavarez v. Extract Labs, Inc., 2023 WL 2712537, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 30, 2023) is no exception.¹ Before getting into the details, here’s
Like death and taxes, serial ADA litigants seem inescapable, but if the lawsuits remain the same the players change from time to time. It’s worth knowing who’s who when you or your client gets sued.
First, in the just rewards
Ouroboros – the snake devouring its own tail is, according to Encyclopedia Brittanica, an ancient symbol of the endless cycle of death and rebirth. It’s a little like serial litigation under the ADA, where the same old issues and plaintiffs
I’ll be presenting a two hour live webinar titled “What Real Estate Lawyers Need to Know About the ADA, FHA, and CT Accessibility Laws” for the Connecticut Bar Association on April 4, 2023 at noon Eastern Time. If your clients