United States v. Madison Property L.L.C., et al (D. Minn.)

On February 18, 2026, the court enforced a settlement agreement in United States v. Madison Property L.L.C., et al (D. Minn.).  The complaint, which was filed by the United States Attorney’s Office on November 4, 2022, alleges that the defendants discriminated on the basis of disability in violation of the Fair Housing Act (FHA) by refusing to grant a reasonable accommodation to allow the complainant to rent a unit with her emotional assistance cat.  Andrew Brenner is also named as a defendant in the case.  The settlement agreement requires the defendants to pay $2,000 in damages to the complainant, to participate in fair housing training, and to adopt a new reasonable accommodations policy and a new nondiscrimination policy.  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.