HACC

Fair Housing

The Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-19, protects individuals from discrimination when they are renting or buying a home, getting a mortgage, seeking housing assistance, or engaging in other housing-related activities because of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), familial status, national origin, and disability. According to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, federal law requires housing providers to make reasonable accommodations and modifications for tenants and homebuyers with disabilities. These laws also protect persons who do not have a disability but live or are associated with someone who is disabled.

Reasonable Accommodations

The Americans with Disabilities Act Title II requires public entities and public accommodations to make reasonable modifications to policies, practices, or procedures to avoid discrimination. However, a public entity is not required to make accommodations and modifications that could fundamentally alter the nature of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination based on disability in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. Section 504 requires that federally funded programs or activities make reasonable accommodations necessary for individuals with disabilities to have an equal opportunity to participate fully in a program, service, housing, or job.
Under Section 504, housing providers are required to make and pay for reasonable accommodation unless providing the accommodation would be an undue financial and administrative burden or a fundamental alteration of the program.