Fair Housing
A Virginia landlord refuses to install a grab bar in a bathroom for a disabled tenant. The tenant offered to pay for the modification and restore the unit to its original condition. The landlord has violated:
AVRLTA only
BThe Fair Housing Act—landlords must allow reasonable modifications for disabled tenants at the tenant's expense✓ Correct
CBuilding code requirements only
DNothing—the landlord has no obligation to allow modifications
Explanation
The Fair Housing Act requires landlords to allow disabled tenants to make reasonable modifications at the tenant's expense (with the right to require restoration). Refusing a reasonable modification request is a fair housing violation.
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