#W00-114
Harbrecht v Ann Arbor Housing Commission
Ann Arbor
Paul Harbrecht has a hearing impairment and requested an amplifier for the buzzer/intercom system of his apartment at Baker Commons. When no amplifier was installed Mr. Harbrecht asked the FHC to help. In November of 2000 FHC staff made another request for reasonable accommodation. Ericka M. Jackson of Sommers, Schwartz, Silver & Schwartz filed on behalf of Mr. Harbrecht in Washtenaw County Circuit Court, the case was assigned to Judge David S. Swartz. The amplifier was installed after Mr. Harbrecht filed suit.
Court: State
Settlement: $2,500