HUD housing programs for persons with disabilities / Ervin C. Felker, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Felker, Ervin C.

Series:

Housing, issues, laws and programs series.

Housing issues, laws and programs series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

United States.

People with disabilities--Housing--Law and legislation--United States.

People with disabilities.

People with disabilities--Housing--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (94 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Explores the ability of persons with disabilities to live independently in affordable, accessible housing. This book discusses the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and a number of its programs that provide housing for persons with disabilities in various ways.

Contents:

Intro

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

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*

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.

Notes:

Edited, excerpted and augmented editions of 1.) a CRS Report for Congress publication, Order Code RL34728, dated Nov. 3, 2008; and 2.) a U.S. Dept. of Justice and U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development publication, Washington, D.C., dated Mar. 5, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61470-055-9

OCLC:

758387411