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Douglas v. Kriegsfeld Corp., 884 A.2d 1109 (2005)

Citation
Douglas v. Kriegsfeld Corp., 884 A.2d 1109 (2005)
Parent Document
Douglas v. Kriegsfeld Corp., 884 A.2d 1109 (2005)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
2005-10-13

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Judge Schwelb argues that the tenant-whom he characterizes as a "purported *1139 victim" of unlawful discrimination who "wanted nothing at all to do with the case," and for whom the majority offers not "a single word of criticism" — was not entitled to a reasonable accommodation for a mental disability. He offers essentially four reasons: (1) the landlord had no "obligation to engage in a dialogue" with a tenant who the landlord believed "was not suffering from a relevant `handicap' within the meaning of the Fair Housing Act" and who, in any event — "as a matter of law" — "was not a `qualified' handicapped person"; (2) there was insufficient evidence that if the "`eviction was delayed, [she] could conform [her] conduct to the terms of [her] lease'"; (3) the case had gone on too long, to the great discomfort of other tenants; and (4) the tenant's defense must fail in any event because she was "nowhere to be found."