United States v. Albright Care Services (M.D. Pa.)

On April 11, 2023, the court entered a consent order in United States v. Albright Care Services, et al. (M.D. Pa.).  The Fair Housing Act complaint, which was filed on April 6, 2023, alleges that a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania refused to grant a reasonable accommodation to allow the son of a resident with disabilities to live with her as an aide, which was necessitated by the fact that the community barred external visitors to the community due to COVID-19 restrictions.  Asbury Communities, Inc. is also named as a defendant in the case.  The case was referred to the Division after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) received a complaint, conducted an investigation, and issued a charge of discrimination.  The consent order requires the defendants to pay $215,000 in damages to the HUD complainants and to adopt reasonable accommodation policies in all of their CCRCs in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Tennessee.

Press Release (4/12/2023)