Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Disability-Based Discrimination by Architect and Owners of 15 Complexes in Four States Details Written by IVN
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - The Justice Department announced the filing Friday of a lawsuit against J. Randolph Parry Architects, P.C. and eight owners of multifamily properties designed by the architectural firm. The lawsuit alleges that the defendants violated the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by failing to design and construct housing units and related facilities to make them accessible to people with disabilities.
“The Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act have been the law for more than a quarter century, and there is no excuse for owners and architects to continue developing properties that fail to comply with the accessibility requirements of these statutes,” said Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband of the Civil Rights Division.
Lehigh Valley senior apartment complex accused of violating Americans with Disabilities Act
Updated Dec 12, 2020;
The owner of a Lehigh Valley apartment complex for senior citizens is being sued in federal court over allegations that its buildings’ designs discriminated against disabled residents.
Traditions of Hanover, 5300 Northgate Drive in Hanover Township, Northampton County, is part of a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice involving 15 properties and J. Randolph Parry Architects, which designed the buildings, for allegedly violating the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
The 15 complexes are located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Virginia.
Feds sue Newtown retirement community alleging accessibility shortcomings
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NEWTOWN A local retirement community is among the targets of a lawsuit filed by the federAL Justice Department Friday, alleging it failed to meet federal acessibility laws.
Church Hill Village, on The Boulevard in Newtown, is one of 15 properties named in the suit.
The complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, names J. Randolph Parry Architects, P.C. and eight owners of the properties as defendants.
The lawsuit alleges the firm and owners violated the Fair Housing and Americans with Disabilities acts through the design of the properties.