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Under the federal Fair Housing Act, a landlord is generally required to provide reasonable accommodations for tenants with disabilities. Which of the following is NOT a reasonable accommodation that a landlord would typically be required to provide?

Correct Answer

C) Completely renovating the building's common areas to install elevators at the landlord's expense

A reasonable accommodation must be both necessary for the person with a disability to have equal opportunity to use and enjoy the housing AND reasonable — meaning it does not impose an undue financial or administrative burden on the landlord. Completely renovating building common areas to install elevators at the landlord's full expense would likely constitute an undue hardship and is therefore not a required reasonable accommodation. Note that physical modifications to units are the tenant's responsibility (reasonable modifications), while policy changes are the landlord's responsibility (reasonable accommodations) — but neither category requires unlimited financial expenditure.

Answer Options
A
Allowing a tenant with a visual impairment to have a guide dog in a no-pets building
B
Assigning a reserved parking space closer to the building entrance for a tenant who uses a wheelchair
C
Completely renovating the building's common areas to install elevators at the landlord's expense
D
Permitting a tenant with a mental health condition to pay rent on a different day of the month

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