United African-asian Abilities Club, v. Victoria Townhouse Apartments, LLC

Summary

On February 24, 2020, United African-Asian Abilities Club filed a Complaint in California Federal court against Victoria Townhouse Apartments, LLC. Plaintiff United African-Asian Abilities Club alleges that www.victoriatownhouseapt.com is not accessible.

About the defendant

Victoria Townhouse Apartments, LLC is a residential apartment complex in Anaheim, California.

What the complaint says

The problems the plaintiff describes with the website.

• Website did not contain a method for texting for more information.
• Website contains small print at the bottom of pages.

Legal claims

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

• [US Fair Housing Act of 1988 [42U.S.C. §§ 3600 et seq, §3604(c), §3604(f)(1-3), et seq
• California Fair Housing Act. ; CA Government Code 12925, 12927,12955; CA Civil Code §§ 51, 52, 54.3

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), Plaintiffsrequest 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 andPlaintiffs 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 theDefendants 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.