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In a Special Issue of Fair Housing Coach, we’ve collected a set of model forms for use in handling reasonable accommodation and modification requests by individuals with disabilities.
Disagreements involving such requests often lead to formal fair housing complaints, so federal fair housing enforcement officials recommend the use of standard policies and procedures to prevent misunderstandings, and in the event of later disputes, to document that the request received proper consideration. Here are some tips from the Special Issue:
In June, two more states added fair housing protections to cover sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.
On June 1, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval signed into law a bill (SB368) to prohibit housing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.
And Connecticut, which already prohibits housing discrimination based on sexual orientation, new legislation (HB6599) adds gender identity or expression to the list of characteristics protected under the state fair housing law.
April 2011: Last month, the City of Philadelphia adopted a measure to update its Fair Practices Ordinance, which prohibits discrimination in employment, housing, use of public accommodations, and the delivery of city services. The comprehensive update of the law accomplishes three primary goals: extending protections to new classes of Philadelphians, creating greater capacity for enforcement by the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations (PCHR), and updating the language of the ordinance to make it more accessible. Among other things, the amendments:
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