Fair Housing
A Florida property manager refuses to process an ADA accommodation request from a tenant with a visual impairment who wants to install a guide rail in the hallway. This refusal is:
ALegal if the modification alters common areas
BIllegal as the Fair Housing Act requires reasonable modifications be allowed at the tenant's expense for covered disabilities✓ Correct
CLegal if the building has fewer than 4 units
DLegal if the manager provides alternative accommodations
Explanation
Under the Fair Housing Act, landlords must allow disabled tenants to make reasonable modifications at the tenant's own expense. Refusing such a request constitutes disability discrimination.
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