HUD/DOJ Joint Statement on Reasonable Accommodations under the Fair Housing Act (May 17, 2004)

Citation: HUD/DOJ Joint Statement on Reasonable Accommodations under the Fair Housing Act (May 17, 2004)
Parent Document: HUD/DOJ Joint Statement on Reasonable Accommodations under the Fair Housing Act (May 17, 2004)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
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 The Fair Housing Act is codified at 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601 - 3619.
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 The Act uses the term “handicap” instead of the term "disability." Both terms have the
same legal meaning. See Bragdon v. Abbott, 524 U.S. 624, 631 (1998) (noting that definition of
“disability” in the Americans with Disabilities Act is drawn almost verbatim “from the definition
of 'handicap' contained in the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988”). This document uses the
term "disability," which is more generally accepted.
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 42 U.S.C. § 3604(f)(3)(B).
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