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Legalization of medical and marijuana under state law creates challenges under competing laws.

Fair Housing, Residential Real EstateElizabeth WhitmanDecember 4, 2023marijuana, recreational marijuana, medical marijuana, Fair Housing, Fair Housing Act, fair housing, Americans with Disabilities Act, disability discrimination

What Documentation May a Landlord Require from a Tenant With an Assistance Animal?

HUD recently charged a Kansas landlord with discrimination for requiring unnecessary documentation of a prospective tenant's need for an assistance animal. Learn what HUD claims the Kansas landlord did wrong and how what housing providers may (and may not) require from tenants requesting accommodations for an assistance animal.

Fair Housing, Property Management, Residential Real EstateElizabeth WhitmanSeptember 6, 2022Fair Housing, Fair Housing Act, FHA, Americans with Disabilities Act, ADA, service animal, emotional support animal, HUD

Landlords Must Allow Emotional Support Animals

HUD recently charged a Missouri landlord with violating the Fair Housing Act by requiring a disabled individual to pay a pet deposit for her assistance animal. Here’s what the landlord should have done instead.

Apartment Lease, Property Management, Fair HousingElizabeth WhitmanFebruary 14, 2021saint-saens, carnival of the animals, dahm investments, Fair Housing, Fair Housing Act, reasonable accommodation, emotional support animal, service animal, assistance animal, disability discrimination, Americans with Disabilities Act

COVID-19 and Age Discrimination

Employers should make sure they do not commit age discrimination when making pandemic-related decisions regarding layoffs, telecommuting, and other changes in working conditions.

Coronavirus, Employment LawElizabeth WhitmanAugust 14, 2020COVID-19, coronavirus, age discrimination, ADEA, ADA, disability discrimination, Americans with Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Angelo Badalamenti, twin peaks

COVID-19 Presents Disability Discrimination Issues

Employers must balance the need to keep employees from COVID-19 with employment discrimination laws.

Business Law, Coronavirus, Employment LawElizabeth WhitmanJuly 17, 2020COVID-19, coron, disability discrimination, Americans with Disabilities Act, clayton haslop, focal dystonia, employment discrimination, reasonable accommodation, face mask, pandemic, pandemic preparedness, EEOC

How a Laudable Historic Renovation Led to ADA Violations

From a legal perspective, renovating a historic building is not for the faint of heart. In addition to obtaining the building permits and inspections required for any construction project, renovation of a historic building may trigger additional legal requirements, including the ADA.

Orchestrating Real EstateElizabeth WhitmanJuly 14, 2019Elizabeth A. Whitman, Elizabeth Whitman, Whitman Legal Solutions, orchestrating real estate, college street music hall, ada, Americans with Disabilities Act, accessibility guidelines, public accommodation, building alteration, historic preservation, new haven center for the arts, ADA accessible

Cats, Dogs, Peacocks, and Mice – Accommodating Disabilities and Assistance Animals

My cats have “contributed” to my articles by walking across my keyboard as I work. I was less thrilled with the cats when one left a dead mouse as a present on my stairs. A recent Kennedy Center audience might have appreciated my cats’ hunting skills. In addition to music from the National Symphony Orchestra, “entertainment” was provided by a mouse in the concert hall.

Bach to Business

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