On January 28, 2020, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released guidance for individuals requesting an accommodation for an assistance animal and housing providers responding to these requests under the Fair Housing Act (FHA). https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/assistance_animals
In Lechler v. 303 Sunset Ave. Condo. Ass’n, Inc., Plaintiffs appealed from the dismissal of their case at the trial level. The Appellate Division determined that Plaintiff’s status as a licensee or invitee was not controlling. Instead, the Condominium Act established the Condo Association’s duty to the Plaintiff. Specifically, the Court held that the Association
Revock v. Cowpet Bay West Condo Ass’n., 853 F.3d 96 (3d Cir. V.I. Mar. 31, 2017) Many condominium association rules and regulations either prohibit unit owners from having pets or limit pets by type, size, and breed. When a unit owner makes a federal Fair Housing Act request for reasonable accommodation that includes an emotional
Palisades at Fort Lee Condo Ass’n v. 100 Palisade, LLC, 2017 N.J. LEXIS 845, (N.J. 2017) The New Jersey Supreme Court recently held that a construction-defect cause of action accrues at the time that the building’s original or subsequent owners first knew or through the exercise of reasonable diligence, should have known of the
