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Colleges Providing Housing to Students With Disabilities May Be Subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act

Author: Ralph Gerstein.; Lois Gerstein.

Source: Volume 15, Number 01, Fall 2013 , pp.3-4(2)

Abstract:

Colleges receiving federal funds must provide accommodations for such students under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. It now appears that colleges may also have to comply with the Fair Housing Act. The FHA prohibits property owners from discriminating against renters or purchasers, or prospective renters or purchasers, on the basis of disability. Colleges may well have to allow students with disabilities to bring service animals into the dormitories, even though non-disabled students would not be allowed to have pets.

Keywords: United States v. Univ. of Nebraska at Kearney; Franchi, v. New Hampton School; Assn. of Apartment Owners of Liliuokalani Gardens at Waikiki v. Taylor; Overlook Mutual Homes v. Spencer; Hawn v. Shoreline Towers Phase 1 Condominium Assn., Inc.; Dubois

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