Roman
Roman v. Bre Properties, Inc.
Opinion
Opinion
Perluss, J.
Gabriel L. Roman and his live-in caregiver and former wife, Luminita Roman, representing themselves in this court as they did in the trial court, appeal from the judgment entered after the court granted summary judgment in favor of BRE Properties, Inc., and BRE Villa Azure, LLC (collectively BRE), terminating the Romans’ lawsuit alleging BRE had engaged in disability discrimination when the Romans attempted to view available units at the Villa Azure apartment complex. The Romans contend the trial court improperly sustained BRE’s objections to significant portions of their evidentiary presentation and erred in granting summary judgment because they had demonstrated the existence of triable issues of material fact as to their claims for housing discrimination and failure to accommodate Gabriel Roman’s disabilities. They also contend the trial court abused its discretion in awarding BRE costs. We affirm the order granting summary judgment but reverse and remand the order awarding costs for further proceedings in light of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Williams v. Chino Valley Independent Fire Dist. (2015) 61 Cal.4th 97 [ 186 Cal.Rptr.3d 826 , 347 P.3d 976 ]…