United African-asian Abilities Club v. 13435 Mulberry Properties, LLC

Summary

On August 31, 2019, United African-Asian Abilities Club Jessie James Davis, IV filed a Complaint in California Federal court against 13435 Mulberry Properties, LLC. Plaintiff United African-Asian Abilities Club Jessie James Davis, IV alleges that www.apartmenthomeliving.com is not accessible.

About the defendant

13435 Mulberry Properties, LLC is the owner and landlord for the Oak Tree Apartments in Downey, California.

What the complaint says

The problems the plaintiff describes with the website.

• The websites provide a contact number for the general public, but Defendants failed to provide Plaintiffs with the required effective communication using texting or other alternate means of communication for Plaintiffs and other people with a deafcondition or a speech condition.

Legal claims

The laws the plaintiff says the defendant broke, called causes of action.

• Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12181 et seq.
• Unruh Civil Rights Act, California Civil Code § 51 et seq.
• Fair Housing Act, 42 USC 405. (claim not directly related to website)

What the plaintiff asks for

What the plaintiff wants the court to order.

• All named Plaintiffs seeks injunctive relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 3613(c) and 42 U.S.C. § 12188(a). Only the named Individual Plaintiff seeks injunctive relief pursuant to CA Civil Code §52. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 3613(c), all Plaintiffs request this court to enjoin Defendants to cease their discriminatory practices in housing rental services, rental housing management services, and for Defendants to implement written policies and methods to respond to reasonable accommodation and reasonable modification requests. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 12188(a), Plaintiffs request this Court enjoin Defendants to remove all barriers to equal access to the disabled Plaintiffs in, at, or on their facilities, including but not limited to architectural and communicative barriers in the provision of Defendants’ rental services. Plaintiffs do not seek injunctive relief pursuant to Cal. Civil Code §55 and Plaintiffs do not seek attorneys’ fees pursuant to Cal. Civil Code §55. Plaintiffs do not seek any relief at all pursuant to Cal. Civil Code §55.
• All named Plaintiffs seek actual damages pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 3613(c). However, Plaintiff Club only seeks damages for itself. Plaintiff Club does not seek damages on behalf of its members;
• Only the named Individual Plaintiff seeks recovery of actual damages pursuant to Cal. Civil Code §§ 52 or 54.3;
• Only the named Individual Plaintiff seeks $4,000 in minimum statutory damages pursuant to Cal. Civil Code § 52 for each and every offense of Civil Code § 51, pursuant to Munson v. Del Taco, (June 2009) 46 Cal. 4th 661;
• In the alternative to the damages pursuant to Cal. Civil Code § 52 in Paragraph C above, only the named individual Plaintiff seeks $1,000 in minimum statutory damages pursuant to Cal. Civil Code § 54.3 for each and every offense of Civil Code § 54.1;
• All named Plaintiffs seek attorneys' fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 3613(c)(2), 42 U.S.C. § 12205, and Cal. Civil Code §§ 52, 54.3;
• Only the named individual Plaintiff seeks treble damages pursuant to Cal. Civil Code §§ 52(a) or 54.3(a);
• The named Plaintiffs are seeking perspective injunctive relief to require the Defendants to provide obvious reasonable accommodations, to provide the required auxiliary aids and to modify Defendants’ procedures, practices, and policies of the Defendants in the provision of Defendants’ rental services. Without perspective relief the Plaintiffs will suffer future harm.
• All named Plaintiffs seek a Jury Trial and;
• For such other further relief as the court deems proper.