Facts Plaintiff, Linder (“Tenant”), entered into a lease in October 2016. Tenant agreed in the lease not to bring dogs, or other animals on the premises. Five months later Tenant asked the Landlord if she could have an emotional support animal. She gave one of the internet letters to support her need for the animal. […]
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A Board’s blatant mishandling of an emotional support animal request led to the owner not only having a Fair Housing claim against the Association for wrongful failure to provide a reasonable accommodation, but also a claim for third-party harassment when the Association failed to step in and stop other unit owners from blasting the owner
A unit owner claimed that she needed an emotional support animal because of a disability, and provided a doctor’s note to the condominium association supporting this need. The unit owner selected a dog as the emotional support animal, and as a reasonable accommodation the association agreed to allow the dog into a no-pet building. The
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Everyone who deals with emotional support animals is well aware that the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) construes the law very favorably toward the person alleging a need for the animal.
Prohibiting an Emotional Support Animal BEFORE it Bites Someone? Read More »
Facts Plaintiff, Cohen (“Tenant”) and Defendant, Clark (another tenant, “Clark”) leased separate apartments in the same building on the same day, July 21, 2006. Both leases prohibited pets in the building or on the premises. Tenant picked the apartment in part because of its no pet policy, as she had a severe allergy to pet
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Under the law in most states, and certainly in Wisconsin, the Board of your condominium association controls any changes to the exterior appearance. This is generally based on a statute that can’t be changed even by the governing documents. However, things are changing. Across the country many laws are being passed that require the Board
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Facts In 2015, Unit Owner’s dog, Maggie, was an 11-year old golden retriever. Maggie bit another dog living at the Association and had previously “displayed aggressive behavior or injured another dog” at the Association. After the latest bite, the Association issued a notice of violation that Maggie had to be removed from the Association. The
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