Category Archives: fair housing
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Davis v. Echo Valley Condominium Association, 945 F.3d 483 (6th Circuit Court, December 19, 2019)
In a recent case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the court heard a matter involving the intersection between fair housing law and community association governance. In this case, Phyllis Davis purchased a second-floor unit in a four-unit condominium building within the Echo Valley Condominium Association in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Davis suffers from asthma and chemical ... Read More
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Expansion of Home Purchase Assistance Program to Include Construction/Repair Money
A new bill has been introduced before the Council of the District of Columbia that would amend the Home Purchase Assistance Program (HPAP). This program provides assistance to first time home buyers of lower and medium income households by offering interest free loans towards down payments and some assistance towards closing costs. These loans generally take the form of ... Read More
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Emotional Support Animals and Dangerous Dogs in Cooperative Apartment and Condo Communities
An emotional support animal (ESA) is a companion animal (typically a dog or cat) that provides therapeutic benefit to an individual with a mental or psychiatric disability. An ESA is not the same thing as a pet. Rather, for a resident of a co-op or condo who is living with a mental or psychiatric disability, an ESA may provide him ... Read More
TAGGED: esa, emotional support animal, Bronk v. Ineichen 54 F.3d 425 (7th Cir. 1995), Green v. Housing Authority of Clackamas County 994 F.Supp. 1253 (Or. 1998), Service Animals, Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, no pet rule, United States v. Cal. Mobile Home Park Mgmt. Co. 107 F.3d 1374 1380 (9th Cir. 1997), 24 C.F.R.100.201, Bronk, 54 F.3d at 429 (7th Cir. 1995), Nason v. Stone Hill Realty Ass’n, Pet Ownership for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities, 73 Fed. Reg. 63834-01, 2008 WL 4690497, D.C. Code § 8-1901, D.C. Code § 8-1902(a), Campbell v. Noble 962 A.2d 264 (D.C. 2008)
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Headstrong HOA Board Member Puts Himself in Harm’s Way Over Fair Housing Issues
In a recent case decided by the D.C. Court of Appeals, the court heard a matter involving the intersection between community association governance and fair housing law. In this case, Wilfred Welsh, a board member of the Chaplin Woods Homeowners Association (the “HOA”), sued fellow HOA members Beverly McNeil and Alvin Elliott (the “McNeils”), claiming that the McNeil’s violated the ... Read More