A reader who works in an apartment leasing office sent me
a question related to my previous post which I wanted to
answer in this space. The question concerned a resident who
has made more than ten reasonable accommodation and reasonable
modification requests. While the leasing office team member
understood that she is required to follow the law and work with her
resident, the staff member wanted to know if there was a complete
list of reasonable accommodations and/or reasonable modifications
that could be used as a guide.
The answer is no. While the available guidelines and
resources typically list a number of similar accommodation and
modification examples that are regularly received, there is no
complete list of what a resident may need depending on his or her
specific disability. There is just no way to provide a
comprehensive list as each request involves a fact-specific inquiry
given the nature of the disability and the needs of the
resident. Similarly, as
