Fair Housing
Under the Fair Housing Act, a landlord's obligation to provide a reasonable accommodation to a disabled tenant is limited by:
AThe accommodation must be free to the tenant
BThe accommodation must be 'reasonable' — meaning it must not impose an undue administrative or financial burden on the landlord or fundamentally alter the nature of the housing✓ Correct
COnly accommodations requested in writing are required
DThe accommodation only applies to physical modifications
Explanation
Reasonable accommodations and modifications are required by fair housing law, but only to the extent they are 'reasonable' — not creating an undue burden (excessive cost, administrative difficulty) on the housing provider or fundamentally altering the nature of the housing program. Landlords may deny requests that would fundamentally change their operations or impose excessive costs, though this is a high bar to overcome.
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