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Calandra and three others live together inside their Greenacres home, and while they're not related, she said they're just like any other family. Developmentally Disabled Women Sue Homeowners' Association
for Violations of the Fair
Housing Act Lawsuit
seeks in excess of $10 million in damages LAKE
WORTH, FL (September 19, 2007)– The
Law Office of Cathy L. Purvis
Lively, Esq., P.A. today filed a counter-lawsuit against the Normandy Isles
Homeowners’ Association on behalf of four developmentally disabled women
residing in Normandy Isles in Greenacres. The
lawsuit seeks in excess of $10 million in damages caused to the women who are
being evicted and sued by Normandy Isles, one of the largest H.O.A.’s in Palm
Beach County. The grounds for the lawsuit are
violations committed by Normandy Isles of Federal and State Law and
specifically the Florida Fair Housing Act. Because
of its discriminatory acts against the women, who suffer from disabilities
including mental retardation and cerebral palsy,
Normandy Isles is now under investigation by the Palm Beach County Office
of Equal Opportunity. The
trouble began in May when the Normandy Isles H.O.A. and Banyan Property
Management sued homeowner, Evroy Grant, for operating a group home for the women
in the Normandy Isles community at 1056 Salmon Isle, Greenacres, FL.
The H.O.A. claimed Grant was operating a business and attempted to evict
the women from the home. State law
provides that Grant isn’t running a business but rather operating a community
residential home for the women. He
is counter-suing the Normandy Isles Homeowners Association and the property
manager for injunctive relief. In
June, Normandy Isles H.O.A. amended the lawsuit to include the women alleging
they created a nuisance by allowing commercial vehicles (PalmTran Connect) and
the media to enter the property; this forced today’s counter-claim action. Attorney Cathy Lively as well as the women’s families are available for media inquiries. For more information, contact Kathleen Walter at 561.385.2707. |
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