As I have written about before, under the “disparate impact” theory of liability, landlords can unintentionally violate the Fair Housing Act if their policies or practices disproportionately and adversely impact protected class members. This theory of liability was adopted
Imagine this scenario for a second. You have a group of people searching for an apartment in the same city. A young mother with kids, a disabled gentleman with a service animal, a couple from Puerto Rico, and a wealthy,
One question that has been popping up recently is how pet limits apply to assistance animals. As I have written about before, pet limits in the form of breed and/or weight restrictions do not apply to assistance animals (i.e.,
In keeping with a recent blog post, and in order to emphasize the importance of taking the Fair Housing Amendments Act (FHAA) seriously, I wanted to introduce a relatively recent HUD charge levied against a property in Denver to
With the government shutdown now surpassing a month, and the future still relatively uncertain, the functioning of HUD and many other federal organizations has reached a standstill. A government shutdown not only impacts federal workers and government employees, it also
Of all the potential violations of fair housing law, the one that gives me the most heartburn—and occasionally wakes me up at night in a cold sweat—is a violation of the design and construction guidelines of the Fair Housing Amendments
Looking at the Fair Housing Act from today’s perspective, it seems like simple common sense—of course we don’t want to be discriminatory in our housing practices. So why is the 50th birthday of the FHA such a big deal? In
Ok, so I know I have written about this several times before. But apparently some people still haven’t gotten the message. So, one more time for the record—as a landlord, you cannot restrict the number of children at your
It’s summertime and everyone is headed to the pool – can my assistance animal join me? Well, before I can answer that, I have a couple of questions for you: 1) is your pool private or is it open to
As if keeping the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) straight wasn’t difficult enough, my practice also involves a horse of a different color—the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA). So I thought I would take
