Fair Housing News:

SAN DIEGO – A reasonable modification to a rental home is defined as a structural change made to existing premises, occupied or to be occupied by a person with a disability, in order to afford such person full enjoyment of the premises.

Reasonable modifications can include structural changes to interiors and exteriors of dwellings and to common and public use areas, according to Joint Statement of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Justice, Reasonable Modifications Under the Fair Housing Act of March 5, 2008.

A tenant renting from a private housing provider i...