Please post, if you have any info: Are apartment owners required to provide barrier-free housing?

[Fridays Child]

Specifically, can an individual who was clearly disabled at move-in, and who has since become further disabled, request a unit (or modification of his current unit) to include a walk-in shower? And, if the law says it must be provided to him, can the apartment owner charge more for such a unit or for modification? In this case, the person in need can no longer raise either leg up high enough to clear the edge of the bathtub. Management told him that, with documentation from his doctor, he may, at his own expense, modify his apartment.

Any information or even a point in the right direction would be much appreciated. This is in Arizona, by the way, if it makes a difference.

Thank you!

[Kurt Remarque]

1. try this

http://www.acdl.com/

[Fridays Child]

3. Thank you!

Lots of information there. :hi:

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

2. Info? You want info?

Here you go!

http://www.ada.gov/


Or, call the folks in your state. The Fair Housing people in most states are tops and know their stuff and will help you .

http://www.housingaz.com/ShowPage.aspx?ID=133

[Fridays Child]

4. Those look like some good sites. I'll check them out.

Thanks! :hi:

[KamaAina]

5. That's pretty much what the fair housing law says

you have the right to modify your apartment, but the landlord doesn't have to pay for it.

Many nonprofits, such as Centers for Independent Living (this post originates from a CIL in CA), offer assistance with home modifications for accessibility. Here's a list of the CILs in AZ:

http://www.ilru.org/html/publications/directory/arizona.html

they are in Phoenix, Tucson, Sierra Vista (in between), Prescott Valley (northern AZ), Yuma (southwest AZ) and the Navajo Nation (yes, it has its own!)

[Traveling_Home]

6. Yes Yes Yes----->Center for Independent Living