TKD Wins Favorable Determination In HUD Housing Discrimination Case

TKD obtained a “no reasonable cause” determination from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in a housing discrimination case where a tenant in a subsidized building alleged that he was being discriminated against because he was not being allowed to keep his dog. The tenant claimed that the managing agent of the building was denying him a reasonable accommodation for his disability, depression.

In more and more cases brought under the federal Fair Housing Act and the New York Human Rights Law, tenants and owners of apartment units are alleging that they need an “emotional support dog” as a reasonable accommodation for a disability. In this case, HUD accepted TKD’s argument that the tenant’s depression did not rise to the level of a disability under the Fair Housing Act.

Richard L. Steer, a partner in our Labor and Employment Practice Group, represented the managing agent.


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