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D&C Accessibility Requirements as Part of the Federal Fair Housing Act's Disability Protection

Multi-family housing--apartment buildings, condos, etc.--constructed after 1988 must meet certain minimum accessibility standards per federal fair housing law. Following are a few helpful resources:

"Builder Beware"

Don't think think that your local planning or zoning officials are watching for compliance; the Fair Housing Act's requirements don't fall within their jurisdiction. You need to know both your local requirements, as well as federal accessibility minimums as set out in the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988.

In an effort to document the multitude of accessibility requirements in the marketplace and, eventually, pinpoint the discrepencies between the Fair Housing Act's requirements against other commonly referred to requirements, standards, and safe harbors, the FHCO and the Community Development Law Center offer the following resource materials:

"Visitability"

  • Inclusive Environments and Visitability
    FHCO.org/pdfs/InclusiveEnvironmentsVisitability.pdf
    Brief FHCO article introducing the idea of visitability
  • ConcreteChange.org
    http://www.concretechange.org
    With goal is to make all homes "visitable," ConcreteChange.org was created by a nonprofit, non-governmental, consumer-controlled organization in Georgia. Provides interesting cost analysis for accessible features and additional resources.
  • Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access' Universal Design and Visitability Project
    http://www.udeworld.com/visitability.html
    An affordable, sustainable and inclusive design approach for integrating basic accessibility features into all newly built homes and housing.

Other Disability-Related Issues

If you still have questions, please contact us at 503/223-8197 Ext. 2 (Portland metro area) or 800/424-3247 Ext. 2 or information@FHCO.org.

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If you have a fair housing question, or to report a fair housing complaint, please call 503/223-8197 Ext. 2 or 800/424-3247 Ext. 2 (TTY and translation available). Alternatively, you may call HUD at 800/877-0246.


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