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A licensed sales associate in Tulsa is working with a buyer who has a physical disability. The buyer makes an offer on a condominium unit, and the offer is accepted. The buyer then requests permission to install a ramp at the building's main entrance so the buyer can access the existing building. The condo association refuses. Under the Oklahoma Fair Housing Act and applicable federal fair housing principles, which statement is most accurate?

Correct Answer

C) The condo association must allow the modification but may require the buyer to pay for the ramp installation in common areas

Option C is correct. Installing a ramp is a physical reasonable modification, not merely a policy accommodation. For existing premises, including common-use areas, a housing provider or condominium association generally must permit a necessary reasonable modification, while the person with a disability is generally responsible for its cost. Separate design-and-construction or federally assisted housing rules may create different obligations, but those facts are not stated here.

Answer Options
A
The condo association must install the ramp at its own expense because the building is a common area subject to fair housing accessibility requirements
B
The condo association may refuse because the installation of a ramp is a structural modification, not a reasonable accommodation
C
The condo association must allow the modification but may require the buyer to pay for the ramp installation in common areas
D
The condo association has no obligation because fair housing accessibility requirements apply only to newly constructed buildings

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