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Michigan Condominium Association found not liable for violating the Fair Housing Act and PWDCRA in request for handrail

/ Owner - November 2, 2020

In Estate of Romig by Kooman v Boulder Bluff Condominiums Units 73-123, 125-146, Inc, No. 347653, issued October 15, 2020 (Docket Nos. 347653 & 348254), the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that a condominium association’s alleged denial of a request to install a railing to accommodate a disabled person did not constitute discrimination in a “real estate transaction” under the Michigan Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Acts, (PWDCRA), MCL 37.1101 et seq. Specifically, in a published opinion, the Court held that the PWDCRA only applies to pre-sale disability discrimination and that the remedy for post-sale disability discrimination must be based on the Michigan Condominium Act, specifically, MCL 559.147(a)(1).     Read the article…………………………………

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