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)
Original Source: https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/crt/legacy/2010/12/14/joint_state... ↗

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The Act prohibits housing providers from discriminating against applicants or residents
because of their disability or the disability of anyone associated with them5 and from treating
persons with disabilities less favorably than others because of their disability. The Act also
makes it unlawful for any person to refuse “to make reasonable accommodations in rules,
policies, practices, or services, when such accommodations may be necessary to afford ...
person(s) [with disabilities] equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling.”6 The Act also
prohibits housing providers from refusing residency to persons with disabilities, or placing
conditions on their residency, because those persons may require reasonable accommodations.
In addition, in certain circumstances, the Act requires that housing providers allow residents to

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