This action involved a claim for alleged housing discrimination for refusal to provide a reasonable accommodation to a person with a disability relating to an emotional support animal, in violation of Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, 42 U.S.C. Sections 3601-3619 (“Fair Housing Act”) and Florida Statutes Section 760.20, et seq. (“Florida Fair Housing Act”). Our client, Mazal Investments 21, LLC, leased an apartment to Plaintiff in a condominium building. The co-defendant, Association, has a no pet rule. Shortly after moving in, the Association discovered Plaintiff had a dog and threatened to bring eviction proceedings against her. Our client had no objection to her emotional support animal as Plaintiff provided documentation for the reasonable accommodation. Our client then forwarded the documentation to the Association for approval. Plaintiff alleged that, despite being advised that her dog was an emotional support animal and being provided with supporting documentation, the Association refused to grant the accommodation. In addition, Plaintiff alleged that the Association’s staff confronted her several times insisting that the dog be removed from the property or face eviction. After completing the depositions of Association’s Board President and management supervisor and establishing that our client did not engage in any housing discrimination practices, Plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the claims against our client. Read More