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Office for Civil Rights Finds LAUSD failed students with disabilities during the pandemic
The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently found the Los Angeles Unified School District failed its students with disabilities during the pandemic. The OCR found the district – the nation’s second-largest – did not provide students with...
NEW YORKER: A Promising Court Victory for Mobile-Home Residents
A recent New Yorker article describes a case we are fighting alongside Iowa Legal Aid as “a promising court victory for mobile-home residents”. The New Yorker has followed the story of our client, Suellen Klossner, since March. Ms. Klossner is a 62-year-old woman...
NYT: Landlord Accused of Demanding Sex From Tenants to Pay $4.5 Million
For at least 15 years, a landlord in New Jersey demanded sexual acts from prospective and actual tenants. According to the Department of Justice, Joseph Centanni demanded sexual acts from prospective tenants in order to obtain housing, demanded actual tenants perform...
Release: Settlement Agreement with Eclipse Advantage, LLC.
Kennedy Hunt P.C. and our client recently reached a favorable settlement in our class action wage and hour lawsuit against Eclipse Advantage, LLC, a warehouse-based product distribution company. On Nov. 10, 2021, the United States District Court Eastern District of...
Scottsdale Recovery Center Wins Zoning Appeal in Arizona
Our client, Scottsdale Recovery Center, recently won a housing rights hearing in Scottsdale, Arizona. In June, the Zoning Administrator wrongly interpreted that Scottsdale Recovery Center was not permitted to operate Truillies Sober Living home in multifamily zoning...
Press Release: Iowa Legal Aid & Kennedy Hunt P.C. win important Fair Housing Act case against Impact Communities
On Oct. 5, 2021, Kennedy Hunt, P.C. and our co-counsel Iowa Legal Aid received a favorable decision in Klossner v. Impact Communities, a significant housing discrimination case we filed in in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa in 2020. This...