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<p class="MsoNormal">The few courts that have addressed financial accommodations have reached conflicting conclusions. The attached reflects the 11<sup>th</sup> Circuit’s thinking about these matters.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Carol S. Grondzik, Esquire</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Lutz, Bobo & Telfair, P.A.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">2155 Delta Boulevard, Suite 210-B<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Telephone: (850) 521-0890<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org <landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Matt Siegel<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 2, 2020 1:43 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> RPPTL Landlord Tenant Committee <landten@lists.flabarrpptl.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [RPPTL LandTen] Reasonable Accommodation - Untimely Rental Payments and Failure to Deposit Money in Court Registry<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif;color:#1F497D">Closest analogue I’ve seen is if the tenant is receiving disability checks that come after the late period in the lease. In those cases the property has to
waive the late fee until the tenant has received their check as a reasonable accommodation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif;color:#1F497D">If they’re going for a broader “my condition physically prevents me from paying on time,” that would be harder to justify. I can’t see a doctor writing a
note that the tenant medically needs an extra few days to pay their rent due to their condition.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Matthew Siegel, Esq.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Countryside Colonial Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">2753 SR 580, Suite 209<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Clearwater, FL 33761-3351<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">P 727-726-1900<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">F 727-726-7440<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:matt@mgfdlaw.com"><span style="color:#1F497D">matt@mgfdlaw.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Primary Eservice: <u><a href="mailto:eservice@mgfdlaw.com"><span style="color:#1F497D">eservice@mgfdlaw.com</span></a></u><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">
landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a> <<a href="mailto:landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jordan M Brill<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 02, 2020 1:22 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] Reasonable Accommodation - Untimely Rental Payments and Failure to Deposit Money in Court Registry<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Forgive me, I meant FHA, not ADA. To answer, your question, yes, they appear to be alleging that the disability prevented a timely rental payment.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">Jordan Marcus Brill, Esq.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Glachman & Brill, P.A. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">6421 Congress Ave., Suite 120<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Boca Raton, FL 33487<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">(561)859-0679</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">
landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Amanda Kison<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 2, 2020 1:16 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] Reasonable Accommodation - Untimely Rental Payments and Failure to Deposit Money in Court Registry<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m confused - Are they claiming the inability to timely pay rent is tied to a disability under the ADA?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Amanda R. Kison, Esq.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Board Certified Business Litigation<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bentley & Bruning P.A.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">783 South Orange Ave., 3<sup>rd</sup> Floor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sarasota, FL 34236<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(941) 556-9030 (Main)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">
landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a> <<a href="mailto:landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org">landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jordan M Brill<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 02, 2020 1:13 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> [RPPTL LandTen] Reasonable Accommodation - Untimely Rental Payments and Failure to Deposit Money in Court Registry<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I represent a landlord in an eviction, and received a letter today from legal aid, on behalf of a tenant, which requested a reasonable accommodation under the ADA and a local ordinance. The accommodation is the “acceptance of rental payments
upon certain conditions and stipulations.” We already filed the eviction long ago and would have gotten a default, had the courts not suspended them due to the coronavirus. Does anyone think there is any merit to this being a reasonable accommodation, or
have any insight based upon receiving something similar before?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jordan <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">Jordan Marcus Brill, Esq.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Glachman & Brill, P.A. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">6421 Congress Ave., Suite 120<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Boca Raton, FL 33487<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">(561)859-0679</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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