Fair Housing

Use 4-Step Process for Evaluating Accommodation Requests

 

The decision often hinges on what is and isn’t “reasonable.”

Fair housing laws require landlords to make “reasonable accommodations” for rental prospects and residents who have disabilities. Disagreements over whether requested accommodations are reasonable are a perennial cause of discrimination complaints. And in many cases, it falls to HUD enforcers and judges to resolve the dispute. 

 

Once that happens, it becomes impossible to predict the outcome, since each case turns on the specific facts and circumstances and the credibility of the parties and witnesses involved. Even if you end up winning, getting embroiled in these cases can cost you a fortune in legal fees, distractions, and time. 

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