Cohen v. Clark

Docket Number18-2173
Decision Date30 June 2020
In this case brought by a tenant against her landlord and a neighboring tenant alleging breach of the lease's no-pets provision the Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the district court dismissing the case, holding that the landlord's accommodation of an emotional support dog was not reasonable Plaintiff moved into an apartment building because of its no-pets policy. Afterwards, another tenant requested a reasonable accommodation to have his emotion support animal (ESA), a dog, with him...

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    • Iowa Supreme Court
    • June 30, 2020
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  • PROPERTY LAW FOR THE AGES.
    • United States
    • William and Mary Law Review Vol. 63 No. 2, November 2021
    • November 1, 2021
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