If a handicapped person wants to move into a property, that person has the right to do so. If modifications to the entry or the interior of the apartment are necessary, the handicapped person must pay for such changes. Examples of such modifications would include ramps, grab bars in bathrooms, wider door openings, and lower light switches. Management has the right to approve such changes to be certain that they will conform to building codes. A handicapped person may also make changes to common areas (pools, laundry rooms, and mail rooms, for example) under the same rules that he or she pay for such changes with management’s prior written approval.

The handicapped person will also be required to restore the premises to a reasonable condition upon moving out of the property.

Does the law mean that I will have to lease to all families and all handicapped persons?

No. Standards for living at the property must be applied equally. A prospect’s credit rating, prior history and employment standards still apply. It is not discrimination if someone (or family or handicapped person) has a bad prior residence history and you reject them. You will be discriminating if you don’t apply these laws equally to all prospects.