TY  - BOOK
AU  - Felker,Ervin C.
TI  - HUD Housing Programs for Persons with Disabilities
T2  - Housing Issues, Laws and Program
SN  - 9781614700555
AV  - KF5733.H83 2009 
U1  - 343.73 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Hauppauge
PB  - Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated
KW  - People with disabilities--Housing--Law and legislation--United States
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- HUD HOUSING PROGRAMS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES -- HUD HOUSING PROGRAMS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1    SECTION 811 AND OTHER HUD HOUSING PROGRAMS FOR PERSONS  WITH DISABILITIES* -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES  AND THE FAIR HOUSING ACT -- Reasonable Modifications -- Reasonable Modifications -- SECTION 811 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS  WITH DISABILITIES PROGRAM -- Evolution of the Section 811 Program -- Section 202 Housing for the Elderly or Handicapped -- Section 202 Set aside for Non-elderly Handicapped Households -- Creation of the Section 811 Program -- Definition of Person with Disabilities in HUD Housing Programs -- The Section 811 Program Definition -- Developmental Disability -- The Definition in Other HUD Programs -- Capital Grants and Project Rental Assistance -- Eligible Facilities -- Rental Assistance -- Supportive Services -- Tenant-Based Vouchers -- Section 811 Mainstream Vouchers -- OTHER HUD HOUSING DESIGNATED  FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES -- Public Housing -- Project-Based Section 8 Rental Assistance -- Section 8 Vouchers for Persons with Disabilities -- HOUSING FINANCED BY LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS AND HUD BLOCK GRANTS -- The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit -- The HOME Investment Partnerships Program -- The Community Development Block Grant Program -- ISSUES AND TRENDS -- Using Section 811 Funds with Low-Income Housing Tax Credits -- Housing Need for Persons with Disabilities -- Homeless Persons with Disabilities -- Legislation -- The Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act (H.R. 5772) -- APPENDIX A. DEFINITIONS OF DISABILITY APPLICABLE  TO HUD HOUSING PROGRAMS -- ENDNOTES; Chapter 2    JOINT STATEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. REASONABLE MODIFICATIONS UNDER THE FAIR HOUSING ACT* -- INTRODUCTION -- QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS -- 1. What Types of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities does the Act Prohibit? -- 2. What Is a Reasonable Modification under the Fair Housing Act? -- 3. Who is Responsible for the Expense of Making a Reasonable Modification? -- 4. Who Qualifies as a Person with a Disability under the Act? -- 5. Who is Entitled to a Reasonable Modification under the Fair Housing Act? -- 6. If a Disability is not Obvious, what Kinds of Information May a Housing Provider Request from the Person with a Disability in Support of a Requested Reasonable Modification? -- 7. What Kinds of Information, if any, May a Housing Provider Request from a Person with an Obvious or Known Disability who is Requesting a Reasonable Modification? -- 8. Who must Comply with the Fair Housing Act's Reasonable Modification Requirements? -- 9. What is the Difference between a Reasonable Accommodation and a Reasonable Modification under the Fair Housing Act?8 -- 10. Are Reasonable Modifications Restricted to the Interior of a Dwelling? -- 11. Is a Request for a Parking Space because of a Physical Disability a Reasonable Accommodation or a Reasonable Modification? -- 12. What if the Structural Changes being Requested by the Tenant or Applicant Are in a Building that is Subject to the Design and Construction Requirements of the Fair Housing Act and the Requested Structural Changes are a Feature of accessible Design that should have already Existed in the Unit or Common Area, e.g., Doorways Wide enough to Accommodate a Wheelchair, or an Accessible Entryway to a Unit -- 13. Who is Responsible for Expenses Associated with a Reasonable Modification, e.g., for Upkeep or Maintenance?; 14. In Addition to Current Residents, Are Prospective Tenants and Buyers of Housing Protected by the Reasonable Modification Provisions of the Fair Housing Act? -- 15. When and how should an Individual Request Permission to Make a Modification? -- 16. Does a Person with a Disability Have to Have the Housing Provider's Approval before Making a Reasonable Modification to the Dwelling? -- 17. What if the Housing Provider Fails to Act Promptly on a Reasonable Modification Request? -- 18. What if the Housing Provider Proposes that the Tenant Move to a Different Unit in lieu of Making a Proposed Modification? -- 19. What if the Housing Provider Wants an Alternative Modification or Alternative Design for the Proposed Modification that does not Cost More but that the Housing Provider Considers more Aesthetically Pleasing? -- 20. What if the Housing Provider Wants a more Costly Design for the Requested Modification? -- 21. What Types of Documents and Assurances May a Housing Provider Require Regarding the Modification before Granting the Reasonable Modification? -- 22. May a Housing Provider or Homeowner's Association Condition Approval of the Requested Modification on the Requester Obtaining Special liabiLity Insurance? -- 23. Once the Housing Provider has Agreed to a Reasonable Modification, may she Insist that a Particular Contractor be Used to Perform the Work? -- 24. If a Person with a Disability has Made Reasonable Modifications to the Interior of the Dwelling, Must she Restore all of them when she Moves out? -- 25. Of the Reasonable Modifications made to the Interior of a Dwelling that must be Restored, must the Person with a Disability Pay to Make those Restorations when she Moves out?; 26. If a Person with a Disability has Made a Reasonable Modification to the Exterior of the Dwelling, or a Common Area, Must she Restore it to its Original Condition when she Moves out? -- 27. May a Housing Provider Increase or Require a Person with a Disability to Pay a Security Deposit if she Requests a Reasonable Modification? -- 28. May a Housing Provider Take other Steps to Ensure that Money will be Available to Pay for Restoration of the Interior of the Premises at the End of the Tenancy? -- 29. What if a Person with a Disability Moves into a Rental Unit and Wants the Carpet Taken up because her Wheelchair does not Move Easily across Carpeting? Is that a Reasonable Accommodation or Modification? -- 30. Who is Responsible for Paying for the Costs of Structural Changes to a Dwelling unit that has not yet been Constructed if a Purchaser with a Disability Needs Different or Additional Features to Make the Unit Meet her Disability-related Needs? -- 31. Are the Rules the Same if a Person with a Disability Lives in Housing that Receives Federal Financial Assistance and the Needed Structural Changes to the Unit or Common Area Are the Result of the Tenant Having a Disability? -- 32. If a Person Believes that she has been Unlawfully Denied a Reasonable Modification, what should that Person Do if she Wants to Challenge that Denial under the Act? -- ENDNOTES -- INDEX -- Blank Page
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