What sorts of "reasonable accommodations" must a landlord make to avoid a charge of discrimation on the basis of a physical disability?
My compliments and gratitude to Lincoln Hobbs, Esq., author of the blog Utah Condo Law for alerting me to an online publication of the US Dept. of Justice's ("DOJ") March 5, 2008 Joint Statement of the Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") and DOJ on the Fair Housing Act and what sorts of structural modifications may be required on the part of landlords in order to comply with that statute.
Lincoln goes so far as to suggest that the pub may be so groundbreaking as to be required reading for several categories of real estate professionals. It may be. But I'd suggest watching Lincoln's blog for his spin on the subject. He indicates that he's going to be extracting and digesting the nuggets for his readers, who, I guess, are mostly Utah HOA's. Since it's a Federal statute, the rules in Utah will be mostly identical for those in the Bay Area or elsewhere in California.
