Individuals with Disabilities are entitled to reasonable accommodations and reasonable modifications so that they can have full enjoyment of their homes and participate in and receive the benefits of housing programs for which they qualify. Reasonable accommodations eliminate barriers that prevent persons with disabilities from fully participating in housing opportunities, including both private housing and in federally-assisted programs or activities.

A reasonable accommodation is a change, exception, or adjustment to a rule, policy, practice, or service that may be necessary for a person with disabilities to have an equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling, including public and common use spaces, or to fulfill their program obligations.

General Examples of Reasonable Accommodations and Reasonable Modifications

• Assigning an accessible parking space for a person with a mobility impairment

• Permitting a tenant to transfer to a ground-floor unit

• Adjusting a rent payment schedule to accommodate when an individual receives income assistance

• Adding a grab bar to a tenant’s bathroom

• Permitting an applicant to submit a housing application via a different means

• Permitting an assistance animal in a "no pets” building for a person who is deaf, blind, has seizures, or has a mental disability. Additional information about assistance animals is available here.