Representing the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) and the West Palm Beach Coalition for Independent Living Options, Mehri & Skalet with co-counsel Matthew Dietz filed a housing discrimination lawsuit in federal court on June 2, 2011, against Cornerstone Group Development Corporation, one of the largest multi-family housing developers in the State of Florida. Plaintiffs allege a pattern and practice of discrimination against people with disabilities under the federal Fair Housing Act in the design and construction of affordable housing developments.
Plaintiffs investigated 28 Cornerstone developments and found violations at all of the developments, including steps at entrances to covered units and inaccessible kitchen and bathrooms. In applying for federal and state funding and tax credits for the properties, Cornerstone repeatedly certified that it would comply with the design and accessibility requirements of the Fair Housing Act.
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Related Documents:
Press release (June 2, 2011)
Complaint (filed June 2, 2011)
News Coverage:
Lawsuit Accuses Home Developer of Bias Against Disabled People
South Florida Times, June 9, 2011
Hollywood Builder Accused of Providing Inaccessible Housing
Sun Sentinel, June 2, 2011
By Paul Owers