PREDETERMINATION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTSettlement Agreement • November 17th, 2017
Contract Type FiledNovember 17th, 2017A complaint having been filed by Complainant against Respondents with the Commission under Iowa Code Chapter 216 and there having been a preliminary inquiry, the parties do hereby agree and settle the above-captioned matter in the following extent and manner:
PREDETERMINATION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTSettlement Agreement • October 4th, 2017
Contract Type FiledOctober 4th, 2017Description of the Parties: Complainant is a member of the Iowa Civil Rights Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Commission). As a member, Complainant has the authority to file a complaint alleging a discriminatory practice in violation of the “Iowa Civil Rights Act of 1965,” Iowa Code Chapter 216. Complainant alleges discrimination in the area of housing on the basis of disability. Complainant alleged Respondents failed to provide a reasonable accommodation by refusing to waive their “no-pets” policy for an assistance animal and this resulted in different terms, conditions or privileges of rental, and a denial of rental housing based on disability. Respondents own and manage the subject property, a four-unit apartment complex, located at 416 East 18th Street, Spencer, Iowa 51301.
PREDETERMINATION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTSettlement Agreement • September 5th, 2017
Contract Type FiledSeptember 5th, 2017A complaint having been filed by Complainant against Respondents with the Commission under Iowa Code Chapter 216 and there having been a preliminary inquiry, the parties do hereby agree and settle the above-captioned matter in the following extent and manner:
PREDETERMINATION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTSettlement Agreement • September 5th, 2017
Contract Type FiledSeptember 5th, 2017A complaint having been filed by Complainant against Respondents with the Commission under Iowa Code Chapter 216 and there having been a preliminary inquiry, the parties do hereby agree and settle the above-captioned matter in the following extent and manner:
PREDETERMINATION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTSettlement Agreement • September 5th, 2017
Contract Type FiledSeptember 5th, 2017Complainant alleges that upon establishing a need for an assistance animal, Respondents illegally steered her towards their rental apartment located at 521 North Court Street and away from their rental property located at 120 East Maple Avenue. In addition, Complainant states Respondents failed to provide a reasonable accommodation by refusing to waive their $500 “pet-deposit” policy for an assistance animal and this resulted in different terms, conditions or privileges of rental, and a denial of rental housing based on disability. Respondents own or manage the subject properties located at 120 East Maple Avenue, Ottumwa, Iowa 52501 and 521 North Court Street, Ottumwa, Iowa 52501.
PREDETERMINATION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTSettlement Agreement • August 7th, 2017
Contract Type FiledAugust 7th, 2017accommodation by refusing to waive their “no-pets” policy for an assistance animal and this resulted in different terms, conditions or privileges of rental, and a denial of rental housing based on disability. Respondents own and manage the subject property, a 12-unit apartment complex, located at 708 South 8th Street, Clear Lake, Iowa 50428.
PREDETERMINATION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTSettlement Agreement • July 25th, 2017
Contract Type FiledJuly 25th, 2017Description of the Parties: Complainant alleges discrimination in the area of housing on the basis of disability. Complainant alleges Respondents failed to provide a reasonable accommodation by refusing to waive their $575 non-refundable “assistance animal-deposit” policy and this resulted in different terms, conditions or privileges of rental, and a denial of rental housing based on disability. Respondents own or manage the subject property, a four-unit apartment complex located at 612 South Grandview Avenue, Dubuque, Iowa 52003.
PREDETERMINATION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTSettlement Agreement • July 25th, 2017
Contract Type FiledJuly 25th, 2017accommodation by refusing to waive their “no-pets” policy for an assistance animal and this resulted in different terms, conditions or privileges of rental, and a denial of rental housing based on disability. Respondents own or manage the subject property, a dual property with an office space and two residential units, located at 116 West Main Street, Marshalltown, Iowa 50158.
PREDETERMINATION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTSettlement Agreement • July 25th, 2017
Contract Type FiledJuly 25th, 2017animal. Complainant alleged Respondents’ refusal to waive the policy constituted a failure to make a reasonable accommodation for a person with a disability, which resulted in a denial of housing and different terms and conditions of rental based on disability. Respondents owned or managed the subject property, a four-unit apartment complex, located at 226 East 11th Street, Carroll, Iowa 51401.Respondents documented that they sold the subject property effective June 1, 2017.
PREDETERMINATION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTSettlement Agreement • June 5th, 2017
Contract Type FiledJune 5th, 2017disability, which resulted in a denial of housing and different terms and conditions of rental based on disability. Respondents own or manage the subject property, a duplex, located at 522 2nd Street SE, Bondurant, Iowa 50035.
PREDETERMINATION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTSettlement Agreement • June 5th, 2017
Contract Type FiledJune 5th, 2017accommodation by refusing to waive their “no-pets” policy for a Chocolate Lab assistance animal and this resulted in different terms, conditions or privileges of rental, and a denial of rental housing based on disability. Respondents own or manage the subject property, a multi-residential property with an office space and two residential units, located at 3020 Rownd Street, Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613.
PREDETERMINATION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTSettlement Agreement • June 5th, 2017
Contract Type FiledJune 5th, 2017accommodation by refusing to waive their “no-pets” policy for a Chocolate Lab assistance animal and this resulted in different terms, conditions or privileges of rental, and a denial of rental housing based on disability. Respondents own or manage the subject property, a multi-residential property with an office space and two residential units, located at 3020 Rownd Street, Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613.
PREDETERMINATION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTSettlement Agreement • May 10th, 2017
Contract Type FiledMay 10th, 2017accommodation by refusing to waive their “no-pets” policy for an assistance animal and this resulted in different terms, conditions or privileges of rental, and a denial of rental housing based on disability. Respondents own or manage the subject property, a three-unit apartment complex, located at 121 East 4th Street, Spencer, Iowa 51301.