Fair Housing
Under the Fair Housing Act, a landlord who discovers that a tenant has made unauthorized modifications to a rental unit to accommodate a disability must:
AImmediately evict the tenant for the unauthorized modifications
BEngage in an interactive process; reasonable modifications must be allowed (at tenant expense) with landlord's right to require restoration✓ Correct
CAccept all modifications permanently
DReport the tenant to HUD
Explanation
The FHA requires landlords to allow reasonable modifications to accommodate disabled tenants, though tenants generally pay the cost. If modifications were made without prior permission, the landlord should engage in the interactive process and cannot evict solely for the modification. The landlord may require restoration at lease end if the modification was not previously agreed upon.
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