United States v. Fox Run Apartments, LLC, et al. (D. Kan.)

On March 3, 2023, the United States filed an “election” complaint in United States v. Fox Run Apartments, LLC, et al. (D. Kan.).  The complaint alleges that the defendants discriminated on the basis of disability in violation of the Fair Housing Act (FHA) by refusing to allow the HUD complainant and his son to rent an apartment with the complainant’s prescribed assistance animal, because the complainant’s doctor did not return a form by a specific deadline.  Peterson Properties, Inc., Marilyn Light, Christy Donnici, and Deborah Alexander are also named as defendants 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.  On December 20, 2023, the court granted the United States’ motion to dismiss the complaint with prejudice.