The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing, both public and private, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, and disability. One potential type of prohibited discrimination under this Act is a refusal to provide reasonable accommodation to a person with a disability.
Discrimination based on disability are consistently two of our top three most common bases for complaints. Physical disability complaints comprise roughly 24% of the complaints we receive, while mental/emotional disability complaints make up roughly 15%. If you need an adjustment to your housing’s policies, check the reasonable accommodations. If you need an adjustment to your housing’s structure, please check reasonable modifications.
Though not every complaint is resolved through litigation, you can read about cases we’ve filed on the basis of physical disability or on the basis of mental/emotional disability on our Litigation Log.
Disability: Individuals with mental or physical impairments that substantially limit one or more major life activities
