United States v. Notre Dame de Namur University (N.D. Cal.)

On April 19, 2018, the United States entered into a settlement agreement resolving the allegations in United States v. Notre Dame de Namur University (N.D. Cal.), a Fair Housing Act election case. The complaint, which was filed on February 22, 2018, alleged that the defendant university discriminated on the basis of disability when it refused to make a reasonable accommodation to allow a university employee who lived on campus to keep her emotional support animal in her university-owned apartment.  The settlement agreement requires the defendants to pay $25,000 to the complainant, adopt a new policy on reasonable accommodations and assistance animals in university housing, conduct fair housing training, and report to the United States on future requests for reasonable accommodations.  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.