Legal Opinion
Bachman v. Swan Harbour Associates
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided October 18, 2002No. Docket 228841PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarkey, J.
In this appeal involving the interpretation and application of the housing accommodations provisions of the Michigan Persons With Disabilities Civil Rights Act (pwdcra), MCL 37.1101 et seq., defendants Swan Harbour Associates, Swan Harbour Apart ments, II, Huntington Management, and Dawn R. Combs appeal by right the trial court’s order of judgment entered in accordance with the jury’s award of over $3.8 million to plaintiff Ronald Bachman. In this case, we must decide, among other issues, the scope of the legal duty imposed on apartment owners to accommodate tenants with disabilities after…
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