What is the exam-ready distinction?
| Roadmap post | 219 of 500 |
|---|---|
| Official syllabus topic | Practice of Real Estate: Fair Housing Disability Protections |
| Official PSI area | Practice of Real Estate |
| Published weight | 12% of the 100-question national portion |
| Source edition | PSI Georgia Candidate Information Bulletin dated July 1, 2026 |
| Content checked through | August 2, 2026 |
The Rule
PSI publishes a weight for the complete official area, not a guaranteed count for this individual comparison. Use the source, document, actor, event, and timing stated in the question before applying a memorized definition.
Side-by-side comparison
Read across each row. The terms are deliberately compared on identical dimensions so the difference remains clear when the exam hides the vocabulary inside a scenario.
| Decision dimension | Reasonable accommodation | Reasonable modification |
|---|---|---|
| Change | Rule, policy, practice, or service | Physical change to a dwelling or common-use area |
| Example | Exception to a no-pets rule for an assistance animal | Ramp, grab bar, or altered doorway |
| Usual private-housing cost | Housing provider generally bears the administrative or service cost | Requester generally pays, subject to other laws and housing-program rules |
| Nexus | Change must be needed because of disability to afford equal use or enjoyment | Physical change must be needed because of disability to afford equal use or enjoyment |
Decision rule
Georgia-specific distinction
Worked example
Scenario. A tenant with a mobility disability asks for an assigned accessible parking space near the entrance even though the property uses unassigned parking.
Reason it through. The request changes a parking policy rather than physically altering the premises, and it is tied to equal use because of disability.
Answer. Analyze it as a reasonable accommodation request.
Common exam traps
- Using accommodation and modification interchangeably
- Assuming equal treatment means never changing a rule
- Applying one cost rule to every assisted-housing program
- Demanding unnecessary medical details when disability and need are apparent
Original practice questions with detailed explanations
These are original instructional questions mapped to the July 1, 2026 PSI outline. They are not copied from PSI or any live examination. Choose an answer before opening the explanation.
Question 1A disability-related exception to a no-pets rule is usually what?
- A. A reasonable modification
- B. Blockbusting
- C. An architectural variance
- D. A reasonable accommodation
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Answer: D. A reasonable accommodation
A reasonable accommodation is correct. A reasonable accommodation changes a rule, policy, practice, or service so a person with a disability can use and enjoy housing equally. A reasonable modification changes the physical premises. Under the Fair Housing Act's usual private-housing framework, the provider bears accommodation costs while the requester generally pays for a modification, but federally assisted housing can follow additional rules. The remaining options, A reasonable modification; Blockbusting; An architectural variance, do not match the controlling category or fact.
Question 2A tenant with a mobility disability asks for an assigned accessible parking space near the entrance even though the property uses unassigned parking.
- A. Analyze it as a reasonable accommodation request.
- B. It is a modification only because parking is physical space.
- C. It may be denied automatically because the rule applies to everyone.
- D. The tenant must always construct a new parking area.
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Answer: A. Analyze it as a reasonable accommodation request.
The request changes a parking policy rather than physically altering the premises, and it is tied to equal use because of disability. The supported conclusion is: Analyze it as a reasonable accommodation request. The other choices replace those controlling facts with a neighboring concept or an unsupported absolute rule.
Question 3What should a candidate identify first when comparing Reasonable Accommodation Versus Reasonable Modification?
- A. The option with the longest definition, without classifying the facts.
- B. Classify whether the request changes a rule or the physical property, then test disability nexus, necessity, reasonableness, alternatives, cost allocation, and any overlapping program law.
- C. A memorized Georgia rule, even when the question asks for a national concept.
- D. The answer that sounds most favorable to one party, regardless of the document or event.
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Answer: B. Classify whether the request changes a rule or the physical property, then test disability nexus, necessity, reasonableness, alternatives, cost allocation, and any overlapping program law.
Classify whether the request changes a rule or the physical property, then test disability nexus, necessity, reasonableness, alternatives, cost allocation, and any overlapping program law. That sequence identifies the legal category before the label. Definition length ignores the facts, jurisdiction confusion answers a different question, and sympathy cannot replace the document, event, calculation, or governing rule.
Mastery tracking
Mark this distinction mastered only when every statement is true.
- Define every compared term without using the other term as the definition.
- Rebuild the comparison table from memory.
- State the decision rule and Georgia distinction without notes.
- Solve the worked example after changing one controlling fact.
- Explain why every trap and distractor is tempting but wrong.
- Answer all three original questions correctly in mixed practice on a later day.
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