Fair Housing
Under the Fair Housing Act, what is required when a person with a disability requests a 'reasonable accommodation' from a landlord?
AThe landlord must always comply regardless of cost
BThe landlord must provide the accommodation unless it creates an undue hardship or fundamentally alters the nature of the housing✓ Correct
CThe landlord can deny all disability accommodation requests
DThe tenant must pay all costs of the accommodation
Explanation
Reasonable accommodations are changes to rules, policies, or services that enable a person with a disability equal opportunity to use and enjoy housing. Landlords must provide them unless doing so causes an undue financial or administrative burden or fundamentally changes the nature of the housing.
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