ROY DAVIS GASH v. JOYCE J LUITHIE

    Plaintiff

    • Name: Roy Davis Gash
    • Filing date: March 12, 2019
    • State of filing: California

    Defendant

    • Name: Joyce J Luithle
    • Website: www.forrent.com
    • Industry: Internet Software and Services
    • Summary: ForRent.com is an apartment finder service & guide for rentals.

    Case Summary

    On March 12, 2019, Roy Davis Gash filed a Complaint in California Federal court against Joyce J Luithle. Plaintiff Roy Davis Gash alleges that www.forrent.com is not accessible.

    Case Details

    Plaintiff alleges issues in its Complaint including the following:

    • Failure to provide auxiliary aids
    • Defendants did not modify their websites to eliminate non-readable text to allow persons with vision disabilities to use the screen reader software to access the information on the website and they also failed to use large print on their websites

    Plaintiff asserts the following cause(s) of action in its Complaint:

    • DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES IN HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS – FAIR HOUSING ACT CLAIMS
    • VIOLATION OF CALIFORNIA FAIR HOUSING ACT
    • CLAIMS UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990
    • CLAIMS UNDER CALIFORNIA ACCESSIBILITY LAWS

    Plaintiff seeks the following relief by way of its Complaint:

    • Plaintiff Gash seeks injunctive relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 3613(c) and 42 U.S.C. § 12188(a). Additionally, Plaintiff seeks injunctive relief pursuant to CA Civil Code §52. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 3613(c), Plaintiff requests this court to enjoin Defendants to cease their discriminatory practices in housing rental services, rental housing management services, and for Defendants to implement written policies and methods to respond to reasonable accommodation and reasonable modification requests. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 12188(a), Plaintiff requests this Court enjoin Defendants to remove all barriers to equal access to Plaintiff in, at, or on their facilities, including but not limited to architectural and communicative barriers in the provision of Defendants’ rental services. Plaintiff does not seek injunctive relief pursuant to Cal. Civil Code §55 and Plaintiff does not seek attorneys’ fees pursuant to Cal. Civil Code §55. Plaintiff does not seek any relief at all pursuant to Cal. Civil Code §55
    • Plaintiff Gash seeks actual damages pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 3613(c)
    • Plaintiff Gash also seeks recovery of actual damages pursuant to Cal. Civil Code §§ 52 or 54.3
    • Plaintiff Gash seeks $4,000 in minimum statutory damages pursuant to Cal. Civil Code § 52 for each and every offense of Civil Code § 51, pursuant to Munson v. Del Taco, (June 2009) 46 Cal. 4th 661
    • In the alternative to the damages pursuant to Cal. Civil Code § 52 in Paragraph D above, Plaintiff Gash seeks $1,000 in minimum statutory damages pursuant to Cal. Civil Code § 54.3 for each and every offense of Civil Code § 54.1
    • Plaintiff Gash seeks attorneys' fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 3613(c)(2), 42 U.S.C. § 12205, and Cal. Civil Code §§ 52, 54.3
    • Plaintiff Gash seeks treble damages pursuant to Cal. Civil Code §§ 52(a) or 54.3(a)
    • Plaintiff Gash is seeking prospective injunctive relief to require the Defendants to provide obvious reasonable accommodations, to provide the required auxiliary aids and to modify Defendants’ procedures, practices, and policies of the Defendants in the provision of Defendants’ rental services. Without prospective relief, Plaintiff will suffer future harm
    • Plaintiff Gash seeks a Jury Trial
    • For such other further relief as the court deems proper

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