United States v. Dally (D. Minn.)

On December 30, 2019, the court entered a consent decree in United States v. Dally (D. Minn.). The complaint, which was filed on August 2, 2019, alleges that the owners and operators of a four-unit rental property in Ottertail, Minnesota, discriminated on the basis of disability by refusing to make an exception to their no pets rule to allow the complainant’s daughter to live with her emotional assistance cat and abruptly terminated the family’s lease in retaliation for the request.  The consent decree requires the defendants to pay $23,500 to the HUD complainants, adopt a new reasonable accommodation policy and attend fair housing training. The case was referred to the Division after the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) received a complaint, conducted an investigation and issued a charge of discrimination. The case was handled by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota.