White Cliffs at Dover v. Bulman, 151 N.H. 251 (2004)

Citation: White Cliffs at Dover v. Bulman, 151 N.H. 251 (2004)
Parent Document: White Cliffs at Dover v. Bulman, 151 N.H. 251 (2004)
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire (state)
Effective Date: 2004-07-16
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/8092914/white-cliffs-at-dover-v-bulman/ ↗

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Next, Bulman argues that she was entitled to the reasonable accommodation of placing her garbage in the laundry room. The FHAA, however, requires that White Cliffs provide a reasonable accommodation for Bulman, not her ideal accommodation. See Mays v. Principi, 301 F.3d 866, 872 (7th Cir. 2002) (holding that, under the Americans with Disabilities Act, “an employer is not required to provide the accommodation for a disabled employee that is ideal fi'om the employee’s standpoint, only one that is reasonable in terms of .costs and benefits”). Thus, because White Cliffs offered reasonable alternative accommodations, it did not violate the FHAA by declining Bulman’s request to place her garbage in the laundry room. Compare The Hillhaven Corp., 960 F. Supp. at 263-64 (finding no violation of FHAA because reasonable alternative accommodations were offered), with Trovato v. City of Manchester, N.H., 992 F. Supp. 493, 498 (D.N.H. 1997) (noting that no reasonable alternative accommodations had been suggested). Affirmed.

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