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Fair Housing Groups Join Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Major Rental Apartment Provider
Three fair housing organizations have joined a federal fair housing lawsuit against AION Management, a major apartment rental provider in the mid-Atlantic and Midwest, alleging the company discriminates against persons with disabilities by refusing to grant reasonable accommodation requests for assigned parking spaces.
Virginia Family Settles Fair Housing Lawsuit Against Former Landlords
Wardenski P.C. clients Claire Payton and Jonathan Katz have reached a settlement of their federal fair housing lawsuit against their former landlords for refusing to renew their apartment lease after learning they were expecting their first child. The settlement requires the landlords to pay Payton and Katz $137,500, and to take a course on fair housing protections for families with children.
Wardenski P.C. Files Amicus Brief for Fair Housing Groups in Disability Rights Case
On December 20, 2022, Wardenski P.C. filed a proposed amicus brief on behalf of the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) and five New York fair housing organizations, urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to affirm a major disability rights victory against a Connecticut town.
Virginia Couple Forced Out of Apartment for Having a Baby Sues Former Landlords
On July 27, Wardenski P.C. filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on behalf of a Charlottesville, Virginia couple against their former landlords for refusing to renew their lease after learning that they were expecting their first child. The lawsuit alleges that the landlords violated federal and state fair housing laws and forced them to move out with a weeks-old newborn during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.