[Nfbc-info] ADA question

[Paul Wick]

Tim,

You did a better job of saying what I was trying to convey, thanks for
that. I'm an attorney at a Center for Independent living, and I get
this question (or a variation) every week or so.

Best,

Paul
On 3/10/13, Tim Elder <tim at timeldermusic.com> wrote:
> Yes, if the termination of your lease is based on disability/handicap, you
> could also file a complaint against your current landlord.  Be careful
> though, there are a lot of legal reasons, even if unfair, for landlords to
> terminate a lease.  It isn't illegal to be an equal opportunity jerk.
>
> Regards,
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbc-info [mailto:nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lauren
> Merryfield
> Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2013 11:39 PM
> To: NFB of California List
> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] ADA question
>
> Hi,
> Thank you so very much!  Once I get moved and have rested some, I am going
> to file complaints!
>
> Can I do anything about my current apt complex refusing to tell me why they
> are terminating my lease?  I smell a rat there, too.
> Thanks
> Lauren
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tim Elder" <tim at timeldermusic.com>
> To: "'NFB of California List'" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2013 7:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] ADA question
>
>
>> Hi Lauren,
>>
>> You are correct that the partments should help you to fil out the
>> application.  This requirement comes from the Fair Housing Act (FHA), not
>> necessarily the ADA.  Also, as Chuck mentioned, California also requires
>> such reasonable accommodations under the Fair Employment and Housing Act
>> (FEHA).  You should contact the DFEH to file a complaint:
>> http://www.dfeh.ca.gov/Complaints_ComplaintProcess.htm
>> Or HUD for violations of the FHA:
>>
> http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_
>> opp/FHLaws/yourrights
>>
>> Don't let them get away with it.  File the complaints.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Nfbc-info [mailto:nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lauren
>> Merryfield
>> Sent: Friday, March 08, 2013 10:16 PM
>> To: NFB of California List
>> Subject: [Nfbc-info] ADA question
>>
>> Hi,
>> I am looking for a new apt and I saw 3 today.  Two of the companies said
>> they couldn't fill out the application for me.  It seems like this would
>> be
>> a reasonable accommodation under the ADA/housing???If so, can someone
>> tell
>> me chapter and verse?
>> Thanks
>> Lauren
>>
>> advice from my cats: "meow when you feel like it."
>> The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be
>> understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them.
>> -- Ralph Nichols
>> Visit us at catliness.com
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