Fair Housing
A disabled tenant asks a Delaware landlord to install an accessible parking space closer to the building entrance. This is a request for a:
AReasonable accommodation in rules, policies, or practices✓ Correct
BReasonable modification to the physical structure
CFair housing exemption
DLease amendment requiring attorney approval
Explanation
A reasonable accommodation is a change in rules, policies, practices, or services to allow a person with a disability equal enjoyment of the housing. Assigning a closer parking space is an accommodation in policy, not a physical modification.
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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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