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HUD asks FTC to investigate websites selling assistance animal documentation

Cases, Civil Rights, Emotional Support Animals (ESA), Fair Housing Act, Fair Housing Act, Government, Medical Assistance Animals, Pets, Service Dogs (SD), Stop Disability Fraud
January 1, 2020

Recently, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson wrote to Chairman of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Joseph J. Simons and Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection Andrew Smith requesting that the FTC investigate certain websites that may be selling assistance animal documentation.

“These certificates are not an acceptable substitute for authentic documentation provided by medical professionals when appropriate,” said Secretary Carson. “These websites that sell assistance animal certificates are often also misleading by implying that they are affiliated with the federal government. Nothing could be further from the truth. Their goal is to convince individuals with disabilities that they need to spend hundreds of dollars on worthless documentation to keep their assistance animal in their homes.”

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andrew smith, chairman, consumer protection, Department of Housing and Urban Development, director, documenations, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, HUD, joseph simons, lois greisman, marketing practices, misleading, Secretary, unneccessday, unreliable, websites

Landlord fined $15,000 after denying renter’s emotional support animal

Cases, Civil Rights, Education, Emotional Support Animals (ESA), End Disability Discrimination, Fair Housing Act, Fair Housing Act, Housing, Medical Assistance Animals, News, Reasonable Accommodation
November 20, 2018

A New York landlord has been slapped with a $15,000 fine to settle a discrimination case involving a mentally ill tenant and her emotional support animal, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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Anna Maria Farias, apartment complex, Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD, Inman, landlord, New York, Nicolas Tessari, Nolo Contendere LLC, Nolo Contendere LLC Trust

HUD and DOJ challenge Facebook’s advertising platforms under the Fair Housing Act

Cases, Civil Rights, Fair Housing Act, Fair Housing Act, Government, Housing
September 21, 2018

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has filed an administrative complaint against Facebook alleging discriminatory advertising in violation of the Fair Housing Act (FHA). HUD alleges that housing advertisers can use Facebook’s advertising tools and algorithms to exclude applicants based on protected categories such as race, sex, or national origin.

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advertising, Department of Housing and Urban Development, discriminate, DOJ, Facebook, FHA, HUD, National Fair Housing Alliance, New York, New York City Human Rights Law, NFHA, protected classes, Southern District
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