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Below are links from a variety of sources to help you better understand accessibility requirements under fair housing laws and the Americans with Disabilities Act. For more information, contact TAA.
As the next step in educating members and other rental housing professionals about accessibility compliance issues, TAA has partnered with HUD to bring its free Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST seminar to Houston on Wednesday, August 15. Register online today.
TAA Resources
- Guide to Answering Disability Acess Questions (March 2007)
- Are you complying with accessibility laws?Texas Apartments (Winter 2007)
- Developer agrees to pay $1.4 million to ADA damages settlement TAA News & Views (August 2005)
- Fair housing laws affecting the disabled Texas Apartments (Fall 2005)
- Owner Liability: Failure to Design and Construct Accessible Rental Housing TAA News & Views (October 2006)
- Fair Housing Accessibilty Audit (December 2006)
- Accessibility for the Disabled - Q & A (November 2006)
- TAA revises leases and related forms TAA News & Views (January 2007)
- Fair housing accessibility resources TAA News & Views (November 2006)
NAA Resources
- Understanding your Obligations: Accessibility under the Fair Housing and Americans With Disabilities Acts (May 2006)
- Accessibility Design under the FHA (1999)
- ICC Accessibility "Safe Harbor"
- Congressional Testimonies
- HUD Third Party Guidelines
- HUD Letter to Congress
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)
Law & Regulations
- The Fair Housing Act
- Fair Housing Design Manual (1998)
- Federal Regulations – Title 24 C.F.R. 100.140 – 100.205
- Other laws & regulations relating to accessibility & disability discrimination
- Regulations Americans with Disabilities act
- ADA Standards for Accessible Design
- ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities (ADAAG)
Fair Housing Act & ADA Accessibility Guidelines
- Federal Guidelines (1991)
- Supplemental Federal Guidelines (1994)
- Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines
- "Safe Harbors" FAQs
- Units covered by Fair Housing Act
- History Fair Housing Act
- Common Violations of the Fair Housing Act Design and Construction Requirements
- Fair Housing Court Cases
- Fair Housing Laws
- Regulations Americans with Disabilities Act
- ADA Standards for Accessible Design
- ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities (ADAAG)
- Report of HUD Review of the Fair Housing Accessibility Requirements in the 2006 International Business Code (Docket No. FR-5136-N-01) issued on May 31, 2007
Other Accessibility Resources
- Joint Statement by HUD/DOJ on Reasonable Accommodations under FHA
- Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST - Note that TAA has partnered with HUD to bring this free training program to Houston on Wednesday, August 15. Register online today.
- HUD Discrimination Study (2005)
- HUD Q&A on Accessibility Guidelines
- HUD Q&A on Disability Rights
- Common ADA Errors and Omissions in New Construction and Alterations
- Americans with Disabilites Act Homepage
- Americans with Disabilities Act Hot Links and Document Center
- National Accessibility Apartment Clearinghouse (NAAC)
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
Cases & Enforcement Actions