Fair Housing

by Carpenter HazlewoodNovember 29, 2018 News0 comments

Whose Holiday is it Anyway? Can a Community Association Regulate an Owner’s Display of Religious Holiday Decorations?

regulation of holiday displays While community associations can regulate an owner’s display of religious holiday decorations, they must act carefully to avoid claims of religious discrimination. One Idaho community association recently learned this lesson the hard way.

In Morris v. West Hayden Estates First Addition Homeowners Association, Inc., a husband and wife (the “Owners”) purchased a home within the West Hayden HOA (the “Association”). The Owners intended to host a large-scale holiday light display – a “Christmas Program” on their front yard.

By 2016 the Christmas Program included ten miles of Christmas lighting (for a total of 20,000 lights), a live nativity scene featuring a live camel and goat, 27 professional costume biblical characters, and singing carolers, experiencing over 10,000 visitors. Tensions between the Owners and the Association came to a head when the Association complained that the religious nature of the display was offensive to some residents. (more…)

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by Carpenter HazlewoodNovember 16, 2018 Past, Seminars0 comments

Avoiding the Wrong Side of a Fair Housing Complaint

Presented By: Jason Miller

May 31, 2019
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Prescott, AZ

What’s fair and who’s protected, anyway? Don’t let your community association get tripped up by recent developments in the law. Learn how to spot and deal with fair housing issues.

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by Carpenter HazlewoodNovember 16, 2018 Past, Seminars0 comments

Avoiding the Wrong Side of a Fair Housing Complaint

Presented By: Scott Carpenter

May 7, 2019
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Phoenix, AZ

What’s fair and who’s protected, anyway? Don’t let your community association get tripped up by recent developments in the law. Learn how to spot and deal with fair housing issues.

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