Manhattan woman wins $750,000 in damages and gains right for assistant parrots in consent decree with Rutherford cooperative apartment.
Manhattan woman awarded $165,000 in damages & $585,000 for her apartment under a consent decree announced by federal prosecutors, resolving her dispute with the board of the Rutherford, a 175-unit cooperative apartment building. The woman faced eviction due to her three emotional support parrots. The consent decree marks the largest recovery ever obtained by the federal government for a person with disabilities whose housing provider denied them their right to have an assistance animal. The Rutherford must adopt a reasonable accommodation policy for assistance animals and allow the federal government to monitor compliance, as well as dismiss the eviction proceeding against the woman.
August 20, 2024
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