HOA Member Services: U.S. DOJ Sues HOA and Property Manager for Discrimination in Denying Playhouse for Disabled Child
Notwithstanding the fact that the family has moved from the community, the DOJ has pursued the lawsuit against the HOA and the property management company.
By Larry Szabo
December 29, 2014
U.S. Federal District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, lawsuit filed on December 23, 2014.
The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has filed a federal court lawsuit against a homeowners association and a property management company for allegedly discriminating and retaliating against a family who installed a playhouse on their property without prior approval from the homeowners association to provide therapy for their disabled son . The lawsuit alleges that the defendants violated the federal Fair Housing Act by failing to make reasonable accommodations for the family. Read more: