A company that plans to build a large apartment complex in Concord agreed to pay $35,000 to a tenant in Nashua who was denied permission to keep an emotional support dog, federal prosecutors say.
The John J. Flatley company, which owns and operates offices and apartment complexes in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, was accused of violating the Fair Housing Act by refusing to accommodate the tenant’s disabilities of anxiety and depression, acting U.S. Attorney John Farley said Tuesday.
Without admitting liability, the company agreed to pay the tenant $35,000, enact reasonable accommodation policies for its New Hampshire residential properties, and complete training about the housing act.
The Flately company has reached an agreement with the city to buy the old Department of Employment Security building in downtown Concord for $350,000 and build a new apartment complex at the site.
An attorney for the company was not available for comment Tuesday about the consent decree.