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A Connecticut tenant with a mobility disability asks her landlord to allow her to install a grab bar in the bathroom at her own expense. The landlord refuses. Under Connecticut fair housing law, which concept is the landlord most likely violating?

Correct Answer

C) Reasonable accommodation, by refusing a modification necessary for equal enjoyment of the premises

Under the Connecticut Fair Housing Act and the federal Fair Housing Act, a landlord must allow persons with disabilities to make reasonable modifications to the premises at the tenant's expense when necessary for equal enjoyment of the dwelling. Refusing to allow the installation of a grab bar — a classic reasonable modification — violates this obligation. Connecticut's fair housing protections for persons with disabilities include both reasonable accommodations (changes in rules/policies) and reasonable modifications (physical changes to the unit).

Answer Options
A
Blockbusting, by attempting to change the character of the building
B
Redlining, by restricting the tenant's use of the property
C
Reasonable accommodation, by refusing a modification necessary for equal enjoyment of the premises
D
Steering, by directing the tenant toward a different unit type

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fair_housingdisabilityreasonable_modificationenforcementlandlord_obligations

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