Fair Housing

A landlord in Ames, Iowa has a rule that all adult occupants must be listed on the lease. A tenant's adult child moves in and the landlord begins eviction. If the adult child has a disability, this policy may:

ABe a permissible occupancy standard
BViolate fair housing law if not applied consistently and not reasonably accommodating the disability✓ Correct
CBe automatically legal regardless of disability
DOnly be a problem if the tenant is also disabled

Explanation

Rigid occupancy policies that fail to consider reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities may violate fair housing laws. Landlords must engage in an interactive process before enforcing policies against disabled tenants.

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