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Disability Access
Washington, DC: (Jan-18-08) The Justice Department brought charges against New York developers Bruce Tanski, the Bruce Tanski Construction and Development Company, Michael Dennis, and the Mountain Ledge Development Corporation, alleging that the developers violated the Fair Housing Act. The suit stated that the developers violated the act by failing to design and construct seven Albany-area apartment complexes to be accessible to persons with disabilities. Sources close to the case claimed that the government brought this suit to enforce provisions of the federal Fair Housing Act that require certain multifamily dwellings to include design features that make them more accessible to persons with physical disabilities. In 2007, the court found that the defendants violated the act by failing to install accessible entrances, bathrooms, and kitchens; thermostats within the reach of persons in wheelchairs; and accessible pedestrian walkways at the McGregor Village Apartments, Clifton Court North Apartments, Andrea Court Apartments, Cranberry Estates, Pine Ridge II Apartments, Halfmoon Court Apartments, and Carol Jean Estates.
As part of a settlement reached, the defendants agreed to pay $155,000 in damages to persons identified by the government as having been harmed by these inaccessible features, and $20,000 in civil penalties to the government. [USDOJ: DISABILITY ACCESS]
Published on Jan-21-08
As part of a settlement reached, the defendants agreed to pay $155,000 in damages to persons identified by the government as having been harmed by these inaccessible features, and $20,000 in civil penalties to the government. [
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