Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Aug. 06, 2009
The issues are whether Respondent engaged in a discriminatory housing practice by allegedly excluding Petitioner from participating in a homeowner’s meeting on January 14, 2009, or ejecting Petitioner from the meeting, based on Petitioner’s religion and alleged handicap, in violation of Section 760.37 and Subsections 760.23(2), 760.23(8), 760.23(8)(2)(b), and 784.03(1)(a)(l), Florida Statutes (2008),1 and, if not, whether Respondent is entitled to attorney fees and costs pursuant to Section 120.595, Florida Statutes (2009).Attendee at homeowners' meeting, who was neither an owner nor renter, had no standing to bring action for alleged exclusion from meeting, and exclusion is not a cause of action under the act.
