Fair Housing

An Arizona homeowners association that denies a member's request to install a wheelchair ramp at their own expense is:

AWithin its rights to maintain community aesthetics
BPotentially violating the Fair Housing Act's reasonable modification provisions✓ Correct
CComplying with its duty to enforce CC&Rs uniformly
DActing legally because HOAs are exempt from the FHA

Explanation

Under the Fair Housing Act, persons with disabilities have the right to make reasonable modifications at their own expense. An HOA that denies a wheelchair ramp request must show the modification is unreasonable or fundamentally alters the community.

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