NOT CLEAR OR UNDERSTANDABLE?

To  meet Fair Housing laws, accommodations may be required to assist disabled tenants as early as the application process.

For example:

• Tenants with vision disabilities – Read the application and/or lease aloud to the applicant.
• Tenants with cognitive disabilities – Write application, rental agreement and notices in clear and simple terms; explain rental agreement and tenancy rules.
• Psychiatric disabilities – Place an application back on the waiting list (if applicant missed intake interview or got paperwork in late due to the disability).
• Physical disabilities – Allow mail-in applications and/or meet at an accessible location.

*Information from the King County Office of Civil Rights

Nothing found herein should be construed as an attempt to offer or render a legal opinion or otherwise engage in the practice of law. You should obtain the advice of an attorney well versed in these matters.