Town of Arlington, Fair Housing Action Plan (July 2021)

Citation: Town of Arlington, Fair Housing Action Plan (July 2021)
Jurisdiction: Arlington (municipal)
Source: Official source
Original Source: https://www.arlingtonma.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/57214/637641171662530000 ↗

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An additional difficulty for residents with disabilities is obtaining modifications or accommodations needed for
their housing to meet their needs, such as grab bars in a bathroom, a wheel-under sink in the kitchen, or a
parking space close to the building entry. Many landlords do not provide reasonable accommodation even
though they are required by law to do so. Some landlords will even move to evict a tenant if the accommodation
needed is behavioral, such as allowing a support animal or tolerating a certain amount of disability-related
behavior. One interviewee cited the need for additional education, both for tenants and landlords, to increase
understanding of reasonable accommodations.

Familial Status
Several interviewees indicated the small number of family-sized rental units as a challenge for their clients. They
noted cases where larger families opt to move into a 2-bedroom unit, which are more readily available,
resulting in overcrowding. One provider cited the conversion of 2- or 3-family units to condominiums as further
reducing the number of large rental units in town.