Tag: disparate treatment
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Urban Planning Expert Allowed to Opine on Municipal Zoning Practices
This case involves the Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) and Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Defendant, the City of Springfield, prohibited Plaintiffs from operating a home for residents in recovery from drug or alcohol addiction. Defendant claimed their zoning ordinance prohibited the home from operating in an R-SF Zone because it is a “group home” under…
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Family Medicine Expert Witness’ Testimony on Landlord’s Health Condition Excluded
In this fair-housing action, Intervenor Beverly Boucher sought to rent an apartment from Defendants Madison Property, L.L.C. (Madison Property) and Andrew Brenner (together, Defendants). Defendants declined to rent to Boucher after she informed them that she wished to live in the apartment with an emotional support animal (ESA), a cat. In Count I, Plaintiff United…
