Question 20 About the Fair Housing Act - HUD Lawsuit for Non-Compliance

Logo for ADA Inspections Nationwide, LLC

The following question and answer are provided by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Who can be sued for violations of the design and construction requirements of the Fair Housing Act?

ANSWER: The following persons and entities may be named as Defendants and sued in a HUD lawsuit:

1. Any person or entity involved in the design and construction of the building may be held liable for violations of the Act.

2. A later owner of a building may be held liable if the later owner makes structural changes so that the building does not meet the access requirements.

3. A person or entity that has bought a building or property after it was designed and constructed may be sued when that person or entity is necessary to provide authority to remedy violations.

Other entities and/or individuals may be named as Defendants in a civil lawsuit. Individual owners or occupants of inaccessible units who were not involved in building, developing, or managing them, and who own only individual units will not be named in HUD complaints.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

If you have questions about an apartment or condominium building with respect to ADA and FHA compliance, please contact Richard Acree at 615-752-0060, or inspections4ada@gmail.com , at ADA Inspections Nationwide, LLC (ADAIN). ADAIN provides multi-family building and facility inspections for compliance with the ADA and FHA.