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Landlord Scores Major Ruling in Emotional Support Animal Fee Waiver Case

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Adams & Reese recently obtained a landmark win for a housing provider, securing a ruling that it did not have to automatically waive its animal fee for a tenant with an emotional support animal (ESA) under the Fair Housing...more

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Anti-Discrimination And Disability Rights In Real Estate: Past, Present, And Future

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Despite decades of legislative progress, individuals with disabilities continue to face significant barriers in finding fair and accessible housing. From inaccessible design to unlawful denials of reasonable accommodations,...more

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Reasonable Accommodations and Modifications for Tenants Under the Fair Housing Act

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Most multifamily owners and managers are aware that discrimination against disabled tenants can result in litigation and increase the project’s operating expenses. However, the Fair Housing Act (FHA) not only prohibits...more

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Governor DeSantis Signs Bill Defining Emotional Support Animals and Criminalizing Their Falsification

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On the heels of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issuing new guidance as to what it considers to be the best practices for housing providers when they are presented with requests for “emotional...more

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Emotional Support Animals: Do They Have To Live Here?

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Recognizing the drastic increase in the number of requests being made to housing providers for “emotional support animals” by residents who do not appear to be disabled, at the end of January, the U.S. Department of Housing...more

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Supreme Court Affirms FHA Disparate Impact Claims

Late last month, the Supreme Court handed down a significant decision affecting rights and obligations under the Fair Housing Act. The Court’s 5-4 decision in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive...more

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