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That title is a little misleading because, in fact, the federal Fair Housing Act does not prohibit source-of-income discrimination.¹ I noted just this morning a case from Maryland² discussing a specific issue related to source-of-income discrimination and thought this was a good reason to take a brief look at source-of

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Seyfarth Shaw’s Title III ADA blog has published mid-year statistics for ADA website filings, which you can find at Seyfarth Shaw Blog. The headline is that filings are up, but there is more to it than that when you look at the rate of filings from 2017 to pre…

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On August 31, 2026 HUD issued a memorandum to its various divisions with instructions on “The Statute of Limitations Under the Fair Housing Act as Applied to Design and Construction Cases.” You can read it here. The memo is, strictly speaking, for internal use…

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I say “an additional thought” because while I was thinking about what to say concerning the newly introduced ADA 30 Days to Comply Act William Goren wrote his own analysis of the law, which you can read here – Goren Blog. Briefly, the law imposes a 30 day noti…

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On December 5 (2025) I argued a fair housing case before the Connecticut Supreme Court. The details are important, but not for this blog. I say that because during the argument it occurred to me that it is easy, while cataloging and describing all the trees in…

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I’ve been busy preparing for my upcoming webinar on the Trump Administration’s approach to disability rights, so it seemed like a good time to publicize it. You can find all the details at Access Denied. If you attend you’ll find out what is happening behind t…

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Even after the Supreme Court’s decision in Transunion¹ and the Fifth Circuit’s decision in Laufer v Mann Hospitality,² challenging the standing of a Fair Housing Act tester in Texas has been a hit or miss proposition depending very much on which District Judge…

I’ve written quite a few times in the last decade about the absurdity of HUD’s position that landlords cannot charge a fee or deposit for an assistance or emotional support animal.¹ HUD’s position has never made sense because asking for the waiver of a fee or …

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I noted this headline in my Google news feed this afternoon: “Attorney involved in dozens of ‘sue-and-settle’ lawsuits around KC may have web accessibility issues on his own sites.” The story was pretty much as expected. Attorney Kevin Puckett files 90 lawsuit…