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· 5/24/1994

Congdon v. Strine

Citations

  • 854 F. Supp. 355
  • 1994 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6841
  • 1994 WL 232046

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a “one-time threat” of eviction did not violate the Fair Housing Act’s anti-retaliation provisions when the defendant “took no further action to evict”
  • entering summary judgment against FHAA discriminatory treatment claim based on a building’s repeated elevator failures because plaintiffs identified no evidence showing that defendant “acted differently in providing elevator services” to handicapped tenants
  • “Even a perfect landlord cannot maintain a completely problem-free elevator. Elevators are subject to malfunctioning like all mechanical devices.”
  • on a claim that building elevator not maintained, owner demonstrated that “he had a regular elevator maintenance contract” and had made other accommodations to claimant, thereby defeating the claims

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Judges: Dalzell

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