January 1, 1996 | Categories: Litigation | Tags: Belleville, disability, Michigan Handicappers’ Civil Rights Act, Reasonable Accommodation
#W96-165
Pike v Harbour Club Ltd.
Belleville
Larry Pike is deaf. He requested a reasonable accommodation of his disability in the form of a lighted doorbell for his second floor apartment. When the owners of Harbour Club Ltd. refused to provide the accommodation requested under the Michigan Handicappers’ Civil Rights Act, Pike filed suit through Cooperating Attorney David Michael Stokes of Michigan Protection and Advocacy.
Court: State
Settlement: $750, plus lighted bell system