- You will obtain an accessibility evaluation of the property.
- You will make all required repairs and accessibility barrier removals.
- You will pay the sum of $4,000.00 to reimburse my client for costs, attorney fees incurred and for damages.”
- Businesses have 60 days to fix an ADA violation, after receiving notice of the violation, if their facility was completed after January 1, 2008.
- SB 1608 sets up a process whereby business owners can voluntarily hire a CASp to inspect their buildings to ensure compliance with disability access standards and obtain an inspection report as proof they did so.
- Qualified businesses can also be able to get damages reduced from $4,000 to $1,000 when the violation is corrected (these are civil fines and they don’t go to the plaintiff or the attorney).
- A small business that does not have a CASp inspection, which has fewer than 25 employees, has up to 30 days to correct a violation. The statutory fine for a violation can be reduced from $4,000 down to $2,000 if the corrections are completed within 30 days.
- Businesses whose structures have been approved by CASps will be able to request a window sign signifying they have been CASp-inspected.
- Demands for moneyare forbidden. Attorneys who send “demand letters” must also send the letter to the California Commission on Disabilities and the California State Bar, for review of compliance with the law. The letter may not make a demand or request for money, and may only state the potential for civil liability.
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