Using Reasonable Accommodations to Preserve Rights of Tenants with Disabilities

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Probably few if any public housing providers and private landlords set out to make their dwellings unavailable to persons with disabilities. However, a housing provider's refusal to "accommodate" persons who because of disability may find it difficult to apply for and keep housing has the same result. The Fair Housing Act offers advocates a powerful opportunity to help applicants and tenants with disabilities secure housing—which in turn may help afford such persons a more stable base from which to enter into and participate in community life.

By Sherry Trafford From July - August 1999