Against whom was the Complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah regarding Beehive Homes?
Beehive_Homes Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
On May 15, 2020, a Complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah (Civil Action No. 2:20-CV-00312-DBP) by the National Fair Housing Alliance against Bee Hive Homes, Inc. and one of its franchise homes in Utah alleging discrimination in violation of The Fair Housing Act ("FHA'"), 42 U.S.C. §3602; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ("RA"), 29 U.S.C. §794; and Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("'ACA"), 42 U.S.C. §18116 against fictitious deaf persons. Bee Hive Homes, Inc. denied any liability in the matter. The matter was settled and on March 26, 2021, the Court entered its Order granting a motion for dismissal with prejudice and retention of jurisdiction by the Court to enforce the settlement agreement if needed.
Source: Item 3 — LITIGATION (FDD pages 10–11)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Beehive Homes' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a Complaint was filed on May 15, 2020, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah against Bee Hive Homes, Inc. and one of its franchise homes in Utah. The National Fair Housing Alliance filed the Complaint.
The Complaint alleges discrimination in violation of The Fair Housing Act ("FHA"), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ("RA"), and Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("ACA") against fictitious deaf persons. Beehive Homes, Inc. denied any liability in the matter.
The matter was settled, and on March 26, 2021, the Court entered its Order granting a motion for dismissal with prejudice and retention of jurisdiction by the Court to enforce the settlement agreement if needed. This means the case was dismissed, but the court retained the right to enforce the settlement terms if necessary.