Recently the US Department of Justice filed a Statement of Interest (Statement) in the Doe v. Zucker lawsuit in the Northern District of New York. The Statement addresses a New York State regulation limiting admission of individuals with Serious Mental Illness into segregated settings called Adult Homes.
Read MoreA resident at multi-family housing can request to have a van accessible parking space at a certain location, but that resident may have to pay for that installation themselves, if approved. A disabled multi-family housing resident has a right under the FHA to file a request for a reasonable accommodation in the form of a reserved parking space with their landlord, if needed because of their disability. The FHA Guidelines do not require nor specify the size of van-accessible access aisles.
Read MoreFHA covered units are found only in multi-family housing facilities consisting of 4 or more dwelling units. ADA residential dwelling units are not defined by the number of dwelling units but must be located in Title II or Title III facilities. It is possible that certain properties, or portions thereof, will be covered by both the FHA and Title II and/or Title III of the ADA. When the FHA and ADA overlap the more stringent requirements of each law must be met, in terms of both scoping and technical requirements.
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