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Reasonable accommodation

A reasonable accommodation is a necessary change, exception, or adjustment to a housing rule, policy, practice, or service that gives a person with a disability an equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling.

Exam area: Practice of Real Estate

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What does “reasonable accommodation” mean in real estate?

A reasonable accommodation is a necessary change, exception, or adjustment to a housing rule, policy, practice, or service that gives a person with a disability an equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling.

How is “reasonable accommodation” different from the closest wrong answer?

An accommodation changes a rule or service. A reasonable modification is a physical change to the premises.

What is the Georgia-specific rule?

Covered Georgia housing providers must evaluate requests under federal fair housing standards, including disability-related need, reasonableness, undue burden, and fundamental alteration.

Worked exam example

Scenario

A no-pets apartment grants an exception for an assistance animal needed because of a resident's disability.

What is the most common exam trap?

Trap correction

An assistance animal is not evaluated as an ordinary pet, and a provider should not demand unnecessary medical details.

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Apply the definition

A tenant with a disability asks a no-pets building to allow an assistance animal and provides reliable information showing the disability-related need. The manager refuses because the lease bans all pets. What is the best analysis?

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