Fair Housing
A Connecticut property manager receives a request for a reasonable accommodation from a tenant with PTSD who asks to have their lease run from month-to-month instead of year-to-year due to their condition. The landlord should:
ADeny the request since lease terms are non-negotiable
BEngage in an interactive process with the tenant to determine if the accommodation is reasonable and whether it poses an undue burden✓ Correct
CAutomatically grant all reasonable accommodation requests without question
DReport the tenant's disability to the Fair Housing Commission
Explanation
When a tenant requests a reasonable accommodation related to a disability, the landlord must engage in a good-faith interactive process to evaluate the request. The accommodation must be related to the disability and not impose an undue burden. Month-to-month leasing may be a reasonable accommodation for some conditions.
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