Fair HousingIntermediateArizona Exam

Under the Fair Housing Act, a landlord must make reasonable accommodations for a tenant with a disability. A 'reasonable accommodation' is:

AAny modification a tenant with a disability requests, regardless of its cost or operational burden on the housing provider, since the FHA places no limits on required accommodations

BA change in rules, policies, or practices that allows a person with a disability equal opportunity to use and enjoy the housingCorrect

COnly a structural modification to the interior of the tenant's unit; changes to rules or policies are governed separately by the ADA rather than the Fair Housing Act

DA modification required only in multifamily housing constructed after 1991, since pre-existing buildings are grandfathered from Fair Housing Act accessibility requirements

Why A change in rules, policies, or practices that allows a person with a disability equal opportunity to use and enjoy the housing Is Correct

Answer B: A change in rules, policies, or practices that allows a person with a disability equal opportunity to use and enjoy the housing

A reasonable accommodation is a change in rules, policies, practices, or services that enables a person with a disability to have equal opportunity to use and enjoy housing. The request must be reasonable — not an undue hardship.

Exam Tip: Fair Housing

Fair Housing questions test both federal (Fair Housing Act of 1968) and state-level protected classes. The federal protected classes are race, color, religion, national origin, sex, familial status, and disability. Many states add additional protections.

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Fair Housing Act

Federal law prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, or financing of housing based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and familial status.

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Fair Housing Act

Federal law prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, or financing of housing based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and familial status.

Variance

Official permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.

Steering

An illegal practice where a real estate agent directs buyers toward or away from certain neighborhoods based on the buyer's race, religion, national origin, or other protected characteristics.

Blockbusting

An illegal practice of inducing homeowners to sell by claiming that the entry of minority groups will lower property values.

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