Portland businesses hit with ADA complaints, demands for thousands in attorney’s fees

Two Portland lawyers have sent out demand letters and filed dozens of ADA lawsuits against small businesses.

PORTLAND, Oregon — With a ramp to the front entrance and well-marked parking spaces, the small commercial building Mike Davis owns in Southwest Portland looked like it was compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. It wasn’t.

The property was in violation, Davis explained. The ramp was too steep and there was no van-accessible parking.

Davis, who has owned the building for years, just learned about the ADA issues in January. He didn’t learn it from a customer visiting the hair salon housed in the building —

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