Using the Fair Housing Act to Obtain Housing for People with Disabilities

• By: Robert L. Schonfeld, Esq.
• April 1st, 2020
• ADA, disabilities, housing, NYSPA
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In 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed into law amendments to the Federal Fair Housing Act (FHA) that extended the provisions of that law to persons with disabilities. The FHA prohibits discrimination in housing on the basis of disability. In 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed into law the...