4.14 2. Federal Court Proceedings

• Library: Disability Law and Practice, Vol. 3 (NY) 2017

2.. Federal Court Proceedings

The right to bring an action in federal court exists independently of the administrative process, and no exhaustion of administrative remedies or election of remedies is required.⁸⁹ A federal action may be filed during the pendency of an administrative proceeding until the time of the hearing. The statute of limitations is two years.⁹⁰

Under the FHAA, standing rules have been broadly construed.⁹¹ In order to bring a claim under the FHAA, one must be an aggrieved person, which...