State, Department of Legal Affairs, Office of the Attorney General ex rel. Hoffman v. Leisure Village, Inc. of Stuart

The State of Florida Department of Legal Affairs, on behalf of Carolyn Hoffman (“Plaintiff’), appeals the trial court’s order dismissing Plaintiffs complaint alleging a denial of reasonable accommodations by Leisure Village, Inc. of Stuart (“Leisure Village”). Plaintiff brought her claim for injunctive and other statutory relief pursuant to Florida’s Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) after her request for an accommodation for her service dog was denied. Plaintiff asserts the trial court erred by dismissing Plaintiffs case based on collateral estoppel and law of the case. We agree and reverse.

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