Handicapped going to lose security deposit - not right
Posted 05-28-2022 at 06:25 PM by MerriMeg
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Originally Posted by oregonwoodsmoke
You have that exactly backwards. The landlord must allow a reasonable accommodation for a disability but it is the responsibility of the disabled person to pay for the changes needed and to use a licensed contractor and get legal building permits and to also pay to remove the accommodations when they leave.
It is not the landlord's responsibility to do any modifications to accommodate a disability and things like moving walls and widening doorways are not reasonable accommodations and the landlord doesn't have to allow things like that even if the tenant is paying for them.
Reasonable accommodations are things like a wheelchair ramp and a deaf doorbell and maybe some handrails. Tenant pays for those. I don't think changing the flooring in a house is reasonable, but maybe a landlord would allow it at the tenant's expense. And incidentally, if whatever accommodation the tenant paid to install had to be repaired due to tenant damage, then the tenant is still going to get billed for the repair, even if the tenant was the one who bought the item to begin with.
Most persons with disabilities are happy to have a nice rental that accepts them and allows for whatever modification they need to make their life easier. If every disabled person started screaming about how they shouldn't have to pay for damage because they are disabled, then disabled persons might have a more difficult time finding a place to live. That is exactly what pet owners are facing. Landlords don't want to accept pets because many pet owners get downright nasty when they are expected to pay for the damage their pet does. If the handicapped get foul tempered about paying for their damage, then landlords are going to get a lot more clever about finding legal ways to reject their applications.
It is not the landlord's responsibility to do any modifications to accommodate a disability and things like moving walls and widening doorways are not reasonable accommodations and the landlord doesn't have to allow things like that even if the tenant is paying for them.
Reasonable accommodations are things like a wheelchair ramp and a deaf doorbell and maybe some handrails. Tenant pays for those. I don't think changing the flooring in a house is reasonable, but maybe a landlord would allow it at the tenant's expense. And incidentally, if whatever accommodation the tenant paid to install had to be repaired due to tenant damage, then the tenant is still going to get billed for the repair, even if the tenant was the one who bought the item to begin with.
Most persons with disabilities are happy to have a nice rental that accepts them and allows for whatever modification they need to make their life easier. If every disabled person started screaming about how they shouldn't have to pay for damage because they are disabled, then disabled persons might have a more difficult time finding a place to live. That is exactly what pet owners are facing. Landlords don't want to accept pets because many pet owners get downright nasty when they are expected to pay for the damage their pet does. If the handicapped get foul tempered about paying for their damage, then landlords are going to get a lot more clever about finding legal ways to reject their applications.
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Most landlords are slum lords, they just keep increasing rent and don't make repairs. Too many people are going through the same thing.Posted 06-30-2022 at 03:09 PM by Ann214
