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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An applicant or resident is not entitled to receive a reasonable accommodation unless she
requests one. However, the Fair Housing Act does not require that a request be made in a
particular manner or at a particular time. A person with a disability need not personally make the
reasonable accommodation request; the request can be made by a family member or someone
else who is acting on her behalf. An individual making a reasonable accommodation request
does not need to mention the Act or use the words "reasonable accommodation." However, the
requester must make the request in a manner that a reasonable person would understand to be a
request for an exception, change, or adjustment to a rule, policy, practice, or service because of a
disability.

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