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ORANGE - Attorney General Martha Coakley's office filed a housing discrimination complaint late Tuesday in Franklin Superior Court in Greenfield against a mobile home park in Orange for violation of the state's anti-discrimination laws Anti-discrimination law refers to the law on people's right to be treated equally. Most developed countries mandate that in employment, in consumer transactions and in political participation people may be dealt with on an equal basis regardless of sex, race, ethnicity, . The complaint alleges that Leisure Woods Estates, owner of Leisure Woods Mobile Home Park, 519 E. River St., violated state law by failing to permit a disabled homeowner to install a handicap ramp to his property. The homeowner listed in the complaint is Alan Bergquist, 64, who has lived in the park with his wife since 1993. Mr. Bergquist recently underwent multiple foot surgeries. The surgeries resulted in a permanent physical disability, which makes it extremely difficult for him to walk without assistance and to navigate the stairs to his home. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the attorney general's office, Mr. Bergquist planned to pay for the construction of a ramp himself, and requested approval from Leisure Woods Estates. The complaint alleges Leisure Woods Estates refused to approve the ramp, citing aesthetic considerations. The suit alleges the company violated the law by failing to make reasonable accommodations reasonable accommodations A standard of providing for a worker's or customer's needs, as mandated by the ADA, which requires that a business make appropriate changes in the environment to accommodate those with mental or physical disabilities as long as such for a person with a disability. Leisure Woods is owned by Glen N. Gidney. The lawsuit seeks an order requiring the construction of the ramp, anti-discrimination training of Leisure Woods Estates employees on anti-discrimination and fair housing laws, future compliance with anti-discrimination laws, and monetary damages Monetary damages, in civil law, refers to compensation given to an injured party by a liable party. Monetary damages may be restitution, a penalty, or both. paid to the homeowner. This case is being handled by Assistant Attorney General Lee Hettinger of the attorney general's Civil Rights Division. Colleen col·leen n. An Irish girl. [Irish Gaelic cailín, diminutive of caile, girl, from Old Irish. Theriault, office manager for Leisure Woods Mobile Home Park, declined to comment yesterday, saying she needed to first speak with the company's lawyer. |
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