Re: Americans With Disabilities Act

sandy - i read that you have already gotten answers from z and carol -

let me give you some perspective that may help you

i sat on committees for the 504, fair housing, and ada formulation
groups and there are significant differences

the ada would only come into play for you if your landlord's lease
specifies that your unit/house is being rented as 'accessible' - it must
be in writing in the lease

is so, then it will boil down to very specific point of are you being
discriminated against,
example: it's there, needs repair, and without that repair you are
limited in some manner

if it is not, then 'you' did not rent something that was presented as
being built or renovated to accommodate a person with certain physical
limits. no landlord is required to alter those terms - they 'can' or
'may' if they choose to, but they are obligated to do so.

under the fair housing act, the determining factor is scope and cost of
what is being asked for and whether the property receives any form of
government monies such as local vouchers, section 8, hud subsidies, etc.

for specifics as they would apply to your case, you probably shouldn't
put your personal info on usenet, so if you would like, email me with
specifics and i'll point you to the relevant statutes - if any.

in both instances, a landlord may not 'refuse' to allow the tenant to
effect a change at the tenant's own expense, provided only that the
tenant would also be obligated to return the premises to original
condition at the end of lease [unless the changes fall within normal
architectural standards]

mollypup wrote:

Does anyone know where specifically in the ADA it talks about landlords
having to make modifications/reasonable accommodations for disabled tenants?
I have been trying to find this info. on the net but have been unsuccessful,
and I need to find it ASAP. Thanks!

--
-Sandy
It's not the "I", it's not the "you", it is the "we" that gets US through.
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