Just because someone is entering a seemingly frivolous lawsuit, is it fair that the HOAs sidewalks are inaccessible in general? I feel like it feels wrong because someone is profiting on it but society is more equitable as a result and I don't feel that is an abuse of the legislation.
In fact, if profit drives more people to fight for what's right, then it becomes easier to make the world a better place.
Profit is just one form of incentive that we can align for increasing compliance with directives with a positive social benefit. All incentives are abusable if you design them incorrectly, so I see no reason to vilify profit over other kinds of incentives.