Emotional Support Animal Victories: Here’s a list of recent cases.
Fair Housing Enforcement Activities re Emotional Support Animals
http://www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/enforcement/2009hudcharges.cfm
1. Reasonable accommodation for a child that needed a support animal with
part of the complaint based on an “unreasonable pet license.” Cooperative
lost.
Schein v. Townsend House Corp (a cooperative, 09-29-08)
http://www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/enforcement/mostajo.pdf
2. Rosie was registered and listed as a service dog with the New York
Department of Mental Health & Hygiene, but the cooperative still objected
and began eviction proceedings (while still collecting maintenance fees).
The cooperative lost the case.
Gary Wynn v. 405 East 82nd Street Cooperative (01-22-09)
http://www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/enforcement/09_HUD_v_405East82ndStCoop.pdf
3. This is a failure to design for accessibility case. Equity Homes lost
the case and the condominium seems to have disappeared from the case.
Fair Housing of the Dakotas v. Equity Homes, Sertoma Condominium (03-10-09)
http://www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/enforcement/dakota-vs-eh-sertoma.pdf
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