United States v. Anderson (D. N.M.)

On August 14, 2015, the court entered a consent decree in United States v. Anderson (D. N.M.), a HUD election case. The complaint, filed on August 6, 2015, alleged that the defendant violated the Fair Housing Act on the basis of disability when she denied the complainant a reasonable accommodation regarding her requests for an assistance animal and her adult daughter as a live-in aide. The consent decree requires injunctive relief, including fair housing training and adoption of a reasonable accommodation policy, as well as provides a monetary award of $6,000 to the complainant. The case was referred to the Division after the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) received a complaint, conducted an investigation, and issued a charge of discrimination.