The People v. Marcus D. Hogan

How courts have described this case

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• noting that the “existence of an affirmative defense will not support a motion to dismiss” unless the defense “appears on the face of the complaint”
• stating that the “direct threat” exception contained in § 3604(f)(9) is an affirmative defense
• assuming that a mother’s request for accommodation was reasonable when she sought an exception to an apartment complex’s lease- nonrenewal policy while making arrangements for her disabled son to be placed in offsite care
• permitting a parent to bring a disability discrimination claim under the FHA on behalf of her adult child
• explaining that, for purposes of the Fair Housing Act, a plaintiff can be said to have made a request for accommodation when the defendant has “enough information to know of both the disability and desire for an accommodation” (citation omitted) (emphasis added)
• stating we “consider issues of mootness sua sponte and . . . dismiss any appeal that no longer presents a viable case or controversy” (quotation marks omitted)

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