If an applicant or tenant requests an accommodation due to a disability, can a housing provider require documentation that he or she needs the accommodation?
A housing provider may ask an applicant or tenant to verify that they have a disability and need accommodation. The type of verification needed will depend on the specifics of the situation and may be provided by a doctor or other medical professional, a peer support group, or a service agency. However, the applicant or tenant is not required to tell the housing provider the specifics of their disability or to give the housing provider a full copy of their medical history. They only need to provide proof that they have a covered disability, that an accommodation is needed, why the accommodation is needed, and why the accommodation they are proposing will be helpful.
Related Questions
- If an applicant or tenant requests an accommodation due to a disability, can a housing provider require documentation that he or she needs the accommodation?
- Is a federally assisted housing provider obligated to provide an accommodation to a tenant or applicant if s/he has not requested it?
- Does Section 504 require a housing provider to accept every person with a disability who applies for the housing?
