United States v. Hammett (D. Minn.)

On December 15, 2020, the court entered a consent order in United States v. Hammett (D. Minn.), a Fair Housing Act election referral from HUD.  The complaint, which was filed on September 23, 2020, alleges that the owner and manager of Pleasant Hill Manor, a 28-lot mobile home park in Madison Lake, Minnesota, violated the Fair Housing Act by rejecting the complainants’ rental application because of the breed of their two assistance animals (pit bulls).  The consent order requires the defendants to adopt a reasonable accommodations policy, obtain fair housing training and pay the HUD complainants $6,500 in damages.