reasonable accommodation

It’s no secret that the Fair Housing Act prohibits housing providers from discriminating against individuals with disabilities.   An community association thus must make a "reasonable accommodation" to a disabled current or prospective resident who requires that accommodation to "use and enjoy a dwelling".

We’ve recently been contacted about homeowners in resident owned communities

Several of the resident-owned communities we work with have had the great displeasure of dealing with complaints filed by residents under the Fair Housing Act.   Most of these complaints are without merit and are eventually resolved in favor of the community.  Quite often, the resident filing the complaint is simply trying to delay

The managers and board members in the communities we work with have been faced with some rather interesting situations during the past few months.   Here’s a sampling–see if you can guess what they have in common:

  • A ROC manager receives a frantic call from one of the residents in her community about  another resident who

I’ve been working with Resident Owned Communities (ROC’s) in Florida for almost two decades and problems with pets continue to be a source of aggravation for managers, board members, and residents alike. Pet rules come in all shapes and sizes. Here’s a small sample of pet regulations that boards and managers are trying to enforce in