Information Sheets

These materials are intended to help tenants, advocates and landlords to fight and prevent housing discimination against people with disabilities. All documents are posted in accessible HTML format for easy web viewing, but some are also posted in the more printer-friendly PDF format; You will need the free Acrobat Reader to view and print these files.

• #1: Early Termination of a Lease
• #2: Structural Modifications in Public and Section 8 Housing
• #3: Neighbors Buying Property to Prevent the Establishment of a Group Home
• #4: Using Reasonable Accommodations to Prevent Eviction
• #5: Disability Discrimination in the Housing Application and Screening Process
• #6: Right to Emotional Support Animals in "No Pet" Housing
• #7: Using Reasonable Accommodations to Eliminate Financial Barriers in Housing Applications
• #8: Using Reasonable Accommodations for Tenant Posing A "Direct Threat" To Others
• #9: Allocating the Burden of Proof in Disability Cases Under the Fair Housing Act (HTML)
  #9: Allocating the Burden of Proof in Disability Cases Under the Fair Housing Act (PDF)
• #10: Handling Fair Housing Act Disability Claims in the Context of an Imminent or Pending Eviction Action (HTML)
  #10: Handling Fair Housing Act Disability Claims in the Context of an Imminent or Pending Eviction Action (PDF)
• #11: The Illegality of “Independent Living” Requirements in Rental Housing, Assisted Living Centers and Continuing Care Retirement Communities (HTML)
  #11: The Illegality of “Independent Living” Requirements in Rental Housing, Assisted Living Centers and Continuing Care Retirement Communities (PDF)
• #12: Just Like Where You and I Live—Integrated Housing Options for People with Mental Illnesses (HTML)
  #12: Just Like Where You and I Live—Integrated Housing Options for People with Mental Illnesses (PDF)
• #13: Live-In Aides as Reasonable Accommodations Under the Fair Housing Act and Related Laws (HTML)
  #13: Live-In Aides as Reasonable Accommodations Under the Fair Housing Act and Related Laws (PDF)