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DOUGLAS v. KRIEGSFELD CORP.

No. 02-CV-711.

849 A.2d 951 (2004)

Evelyn DOUGLAS, Appellant, v. KRIEGSFELD CORPORATION, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 13, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian Gilmore, through Neighborhood Legal Services Program, for appellant.

Timothy P. Cole for appellee.

Rhonda Dahlman and Anthony J. DeMarco filed a brief for Amicus Curiae Legal Counsel for the Elderly.

Tamara Jezic, Jonathan Smith, Eric Angel, and Julie Becker filed a brief for Amicus Curiae The Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia.

Michael L. Murphy and David T. Beddow, Washington, filed a brief for Amicus Curiae Law Students in Court.

Before SCHWELB and RUIZ, Associate Judges, and FERREN, Senior Judge.

FERREN, Senior Judge:

This case presents the question under the federal Fair Housing Act (and related District of Columbia regulations) whether the trial court erred in denying a tenant the opportunity to defend her landlord's action for possession by claiming discrimination —more specifically, the landlord's failure to provide a "reasonable accommodation" —based on her alleged "handicap" (mental impairment). We rule for the tenant and thus reverse and...

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