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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#000F2E"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#000F2E">The “yes” answer to your question is based upon 42 U.S.C. §§ 3604(f)(2), 3604(f)(3)(b) and the 42 U.S.C. § 3603(h) definition of “handicap”.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#000F2E"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#000F2E">You will see that the definition of “handicap” is more broad that the ADA definition “disability”, and that the cases ruling upon “accommodation”
requests are quite favorable to the claimants/plaintiffs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#000F2E"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#000F2E">I have attached formatted versions of these two statutes, as well as pasted them below.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">FAIR HOUSING ACT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">TITLE 42 CHAPTER 45 SUBCHAPTER I</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">§ 3604. Discrimination in the sale or rental of housing and other prohibited practices</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">A<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">s made applicable by section 3603 of this title and except as exempted by sections 3603 (b) and 3607 of this title,
it shall be unlawful—</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">* * *</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">(f)</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> [ special rights of handicapped persons ]<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> (1)</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> To discriminate in the
<b>sale or rental</b>, or to otherwise make unavailable or deny, a dwelling to any buyer or renter because of a
<b>handicap</b> of—<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> <b>(A)</b> that buyer or renter,</span><a style="mso-footnote-id:ftn1" href="#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><sup>1</sup></a><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> <b>(B)</b> a person residing in or intending to reside in that dwelling after it is so sold, rented, or made available; or<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> <b>(C)</b> any person associated with that buyer or renter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> <b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">(2)</span></b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"> To discriminate against any person in the
<b>terms, conditions, or privileges</b> of sale or rental of a dwelling, or in the provision of services or facilities in connection with such dwelling, because of a
<b>handicap</b> of—<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
<b>(A)</b> that person; or<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
<b>(B)</b> a person residing in or intending to reside in that dwelling after it is so sold, rented, or made available; or<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
<b>(C)</b> any person associated with that person.</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in;text-autospace:none">
<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> <b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">(3)</span></b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"> For purposes of this subsection,
<b>discrimination includes</b>—</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in;text-autospace:none">
<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> <b>(A)</b> a
<b>refusal</b> to permit, at the expense of the handicapped person, <b>reasonable modifications</b> of existing premises occupied or to be occupied by such person if such modifications may be necessary to afford such person full enjoyment of the premises
<b>except that</b>, in the case of a rental, the landlord may where it is reasonable to do so condition permission for a modification on the renter agreeing to restore the interior of the premises to the condition that existed before the modification, reasonable
wear and tear excepted.</span><a style="mso-footnote-id:ftn2" href="#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" title=""><sup>2</sup></a><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in;text-autospace:none">
<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> <b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">(B)</span></b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"> a
<b>refusal</b> to make <b>reasonable accommodations</b> in rules, policies, practices, or services, when such accommodations may be necessary to afford such person equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling; or</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> <b>(C)</b>
<b>[ dwellings first occupied post 13 March 1991 </b>] in connection with the design and construction of covered multifamily dwellings for first occupancy after the date that is 30 months after September 13, 1988, a failure to design and construct those dwellings
in such a manner that—<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> <b>
(I)</b> the <b>public use and common use portions</b> of such dwellings are readily accessible to and usable by handicapped persons;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> <b>
(ii)</b> all the <b>doors</b> designed to allow <b>passage</b> into and within all premises within such dwellings are sufficiently wide to allow passage by handicapped persons in wheelchairs; and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> <b>
(iii)</b> all premises within such dwellings contain the following <b>features of adaptive design:</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">
<b>(I)</b> an accessible route into and through the dwelling;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">
<b>(II)</b> light switches, electrical outlets, thermostats, and other environmental controls in accessible locations;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">
<b>(III)</b> reinforcements in bathroom walls to allow later installation of grab bars; and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">
<b>(IV)</b> usable kitchens and bathrooms such that an individual in a wheelchair can maneuver about the space.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> <b>(4)</b> Compliance with the appropriate requirements of the
<b>American National Standard</b> for buildings and facilities providing accessibility and usability for physically handicapped people (commonly cited as<b> “ANSI A117.1”</b>) suffices to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (3)(C)(iii).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> <b>(5) (A)</b> If a State or unit of general local government has incorporated into its laws the requirements set forth in paragraph (3)(C), compliance with such laws shall be deemed to satisfy
the requirements of that paragraph.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> <b>(B)</b> A State or unit of general local government may review and approve newly constructed covered multifamily dwellings for the purpose of making determinations as to whether the design
and construction requirements of paragraph (3)(C) are met.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> <b>(C)</b> The Secretary shall encourage, but may not require, States and units of local government to include in their existing procedures for the review and approval of newly constructed
covered multifamily dwellings, determinations as to whether the design and construction of such dwellings are consistent with paragraph (3)(C), and shall provide technical assistance to States and units of local government and other persons to implement the
requirements of paragraph (3)(C).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> <b>(D)</b> Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to require the Secretary to review or approve the plans, designs or construction of all covered multifamily dwellings, to determine
whether the design and construction of such dwellings are consistent with the requirements of paragraph 3(C).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> <b>(6) (A)</b> Nothing in paragraph (5) shall be construed to affect the authority and responsibility of the Secretary or a State or local public agency certified pursuant to section 3610 (f)(3)
of this title to receive and process complaints or otherwise engage in enforcement activities under this subchapter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in;text-autospace:none">
<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> <b>(B)</b> Determinations by a State or a unit of general local government under paragraphs (5)(A) and (B) shall not be conclusive in enforcement proceedings under this subchapter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in;text-autospace:none">
<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> <b>(7)</b> As used in this subsection, the term
<b>“covered multifamily dwellings”</b> means—<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> <b>(A)</b> buildings consisting of 4 or more units if such buildings have one or more elevators; and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> <b>(B)</b> ground floor units in other buildings consisting of 4 or more units.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in;text-autospace:none">
<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> <b>(8)</b> Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to invalidate or limit any law of a State or political subdivision of a State, or other jurisdiction in which this subchapter shall be effective,
that requires dwellings to be designed and constructed in a manner that affords handicapped persons greater access than is required by this subchapter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in;text-autospace:none">
<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> <b>(9)</b> Nothing in this subsection requires that a dwelling be made available to an individual whose tenancy would constitute a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals or whose
tenancy would result in substantial physical damage to the property of others.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">(Pub. L. 90-284, Title VIII, § 804, Apr. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 83; Pub. L. 93-383, Title VIII, § 808(b)(1), Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 729; Pub. L. 100-430,
§§ 6(a)-(b)(2), (e), 15, Sept. 13, 1988, 102 Stat. 1620, 1622, 1623, 1636.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">FAIR HOUSING ACT</span></b><span style="font-family:"ZapfHumnst BT",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">TITLE 42 CHAPTER 45 SUBCHAPTER I<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">§ 3602 Definitions.
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">As used in this subchapter--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">(a) “Secretary” </span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">(b) “Dwelling” </span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">means any building, structure, or portion thereof which is occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as, a residence by one or more
families, and any vacant land which is offered for sale or lease for the construction or location thereon of any such building, structure, or portion thereof.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">(c) “Family”</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> includes a single individual.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">(d) “Person”</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> includes one or more individuals, corporations, partnerships, associations, labor organizations, legal representatives, mutual companies, joint-stock
companies, trusts, unincorporated organizations, trustees, trustees in cases under Title 11, receivers, and fiduciaries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">(e) “To rent”</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> includes to lease, to sublease, to let and otherwise to grant for a consideration the right to occupy premises not owned by the occupant.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">(f) “Discriminatory housing practice”</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> means an act that is unlawful under section 3604, 3605, 3606, or 3617 of this title.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">(g) “State”</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any of the territories and possessions of the United
States.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">(h) “Handicap”</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"> means, with respect to a person--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">(1)</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
<a name="BM_1_"></a>a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of such person's major life activities,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">(2)</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"> a record of having such an impairment,
<b>or</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">(3)</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"> being regarded as having such an impairment,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">but</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"> such term
<b>does not include</b> current, illegal use of or addiction to a controlled substance (as defined in section 802 of Title 21).</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">(i) “Aggrieved person”</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> includes any person who--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">(1)</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> claims to have been injured by a discriminatory housing practice; or<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">(2)</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> believes that such person will be injured by a discriminatory housing practice that is about to occur.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">(j) “Complainant” </span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">means the person (including the Secretary) who files a complaint under section 3610 of this title.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">(k) “Familial status”</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> means one or more individuals (who have not attained the age of 18 years) being domiciled with--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">(1)</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> a parent or another person having legal custody of such individual or individuals; or<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">(2)</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> the designee of such parent or other person having such custody, with the written permission of such parent or other person.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">The protections afforded against discrimination on the basis of familial status shall apply to any person who is pregnant or is in the process of securing legal custody of any individual who has not attained the age
of 18 years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">(<i>l</i>) “Conciliation”</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> means the attempted resolution of issues raised by a complaint, or by the investigation of such complaint, through informal negotiations
involving the aggrieved person, the respondent, and the Secretary.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">(m) “Conciliation agreement”</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> means a written agreement setting forth the resolution of the issues in conciliation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">(n) “Respondent”</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> means--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> <b>(1)</b> the person or other entity accused in a complaint of an unfair housing practice; and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">(2)</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> any other person or entity identified in the course of investigation and notified as required with respect to respondents so identified under section
3610(a) of this title.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">(o) “Prevailing party”</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> has the same meaning as such term has in section 1988 of this title.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">(Pub. L. 90-284, Title VIII, § 802, Apr. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 81; Pub. L. 95-598, Title III, § 331, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2679; Pub.
L. 100-430, § 5, Sept. 13, 1988, 102 Stat. 1619.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org [mailto:landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Gioia DeCarlo<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, 03 August, 2015 14:20<br>
<b>To:</b> RPPTL Landlord Tenant Committee <landten@lists.flabarrpptl.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [RPPTL LandTen] I need clarification on 83.60<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Is he entitled to an accomdation? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">I am consious not to let this go too long since I am sure they won’t re-rent unless he signs off.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><<a href="mailto:landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>> on behalf of Tequisha Myles <<a href="mailto:tmyles@legalaidpbc.org">tmyles@legalaidpbc.org</a>><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>RPPTL Landlord Tenant Committee <<a href="mailto:landten@lists.flabarrpptl.org">landten@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Monday, August 3, 2015 at 12:51 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>RPPTL Landlord Tenant Committee <<a href="mailto:landten@lists.flabarrpptl.org">landten@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [RPPTL LandTen] I need clarification on 83.60<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">The father should ask for a reasonable accommodation under the Fair Housing Act. In the letter, ask that the landlord waive the fees as the accommodation. The father will need
to get a letter from the daughter’s doctor stating that due to her severe medical condition she needs to remain home to receive care for her illness.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Apple Chancery";color:#1F497D">Tequisha Y. Myles, Esq.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Fair Housing and Elder Law Projects</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, Inc.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">423 Fern Street, Suite 200</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">West Palm Beach, FL 33401</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">(561) 655-8944 ext. 296</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">(561) 655-5269 Fax</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="mailto:landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a> [<a href="mailto:landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">mailto:landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Gioia DeCarlo<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 03, 2015 10:16 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> RPPTL Landlord Tenant Committee<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [RPPTL LandTen] I need clarification on 83.60</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">I had a father call me whose daughter was to start at UF later this month. He and his wife found her private housing and entered into a lease for the school year
whereby the daughter would be in a unit to share with another student. In June, the daughter became ill, was hospitalized, and now cannot attend school (at all this year and I don’t know for how long) and will remain home. The father notified the property
mangager, Campus Lodge Apartments in Gainesville, by phone and email in June (as soon as they learned the daughter’s prognosis) that the daughter will not be needing the housing and asked to cancel the lease. The lease does not provide for an early termination
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The property manager stated that it still has other students waiting for housing and sent an email that it was in the process of cancelling. Now the property manager
has emailed that it wants a $200 “reassignment” fee and one month’s rent as a termintion fee. The rent is reasonable ($550 or $600/mo.). I told him that rathter than have me write, research, and perhaps negotiate, he might as well pay the $800 because he
could end up paying that or more in legal fees. However, I thought I would put this out there in case anyone has experience with this type of housing and has any advise or is willing to speak with this man about taking on his case.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Understandably, the father is upset because with all that’s going on with the daughter — who apparently is quite unwell— and feels that the landlord should just
cancel, which he thought it was doing from the 1st email. I have not read the lease, but the father said he read it and he reads that there is no way he can just cancel. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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