United States v. Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED sTATEs oF AMERICA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) civil ease No. 10-1866 (RJL) ) MID-AMERICA APARTMENT ) |'-‘ 1 |_ E o CoMMUNITIEs, INC., er al., ) _ ) MAR 2 7 2017 Defendants. ) Cl k. U.S. Dl$h’l¢f& ".n::ts for the Dlstl'l¢tm MEMoRANDUM oPINIoN March ;‘2, 2017 [Dkts. #90, #93] Plaintiff, the United States of America (“the Govemment”), brings suit against defendants Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. and Mid-America Apartments, L.P., alleging that its predecessor companies, Post Properties, Inc., Post Apartment Homes, L.P., and Post GP Holdings, Inc. (together, “Post”), engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination under the Fair Housing Act, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (“the FHA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-31, and Title III of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (“the ADA”), z'd. §§ 12181-89. Compl. ll 1 [Dkt. #l]. Because “Post” became “Mid-America” only recently [Dkt. #l l l], and the events and filings at issue here all took place While the companies were still operating as “Post,” I Will continue to refer to the defendants by that name in this opinion. This matter is before the Court on motions by both the Govemment and Post to clarify certain legal issues in advance of trial. See Defs.’ Mot. to Resolve Legal Issues in Advance of Trial [Dl