Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
09/20/2021 | News release | Distributed by Public on 09/20/2021 08:42
Maskol Succeeds Before Maryland Commission on Civil Rights in Tenant Discrimination Case
Maskol Succeeds Before Maryland Commission on Civil Rights in Tenant Discrimination Case
September 20, 2021
Cynthia L. Maskol (Partner-Baltimore, MD) proved to the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights that there was no probable cause supporting a housing discrimination complaint against the firm's real estate company client. A tenant of an apartment complex managed by the firm's client alleged that she had been denied an accommodation and was evicted because of her disability. Cynthia led a detailed investigation, resulting in a persuasive written position statement supported by legal argument and evidentiary presentation. The Commission issued a 16-page opinion based on Cynthia's argument, finding that there was no probable cause to support the tenant's complaint that the firm's real estate client denied her a reasonable accommodation or evicted her because of a disability.