Your humble Fair Housing Defense blog editor appreciated hearing from a number of you concerning the new HUD guidance addressing reasonable accommodation requests for animals under the Fair Housing Act (FHA). In response to your requests, here are a few more thoughts on the guidance:

*As of January 2020, assistance animal complaints now make up…

In another helpful development for the professional apartment management industry, last week the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) issued a long-awaited guidance document concerning use of an animal as a reasonable accommodation under the Fair Housing Act (FHA). As your humble blog editor has written many times over the years – I…

My post from last week concerning the proposed rules authored by U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) attempting to make certain only legitimate service animals fly with their owners on in the air resulted in a few comments. I always appreciate hearing from readers, even if you disagree with my opinion. To make it clear, I…

In what some think may eventually reach the professional apartment management industry, earlier today the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a proposed rule that would allow airlines to no longer accommodate passengers who want to fly with emotional support animals (ESA’s).

The revised rules, which DOT has been working on for years, would narrow…

While I regularly report on housing discrimination cases filed (or settled) by the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD), I would be remiss if I did not check in on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Last fall, DOJ filed a federal lawsuit alleging that owners/managers of residential housing in Hawaii violated the…

My first (and favorite) Fair Housing Defense blog post of the year.  With apologies to David Letterman, here are the Top Ten read posts from 2019.  Yes, my Firm keeps count.

When I started this blog (quite a few years ago now), I thought only my family (Hi Sweetie!) and a couple of friends would…

Once a year (or so), I go a bit off topic here at the Fair Housing Defense blog.  This week feels like the right time to (in no particular order):

*Say Merry Christmas (or Happy Holidays) to people you see on the street.

*Leave work a little early and take a second to hug your…

Just this week, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) announced that it settled a housing discrimination case involving a condominium owner who alleged her homeowners association and management company violated the law by refusing to permit the resident to display a mezuzah (a small religious object placed on the door of many…