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Introduction
The Federal Fair Housing Act (“Act”) (42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-19) prohibits discrimination inhousing on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, and disability (as well as sexual orientation/gender identity if the housing provider or program receives federal funding. A housing provider’s refusal to make a reasonable accommodation that is necessary to afford a person with a disability the equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling constitutes disability discrimination and is a violation of the Act.
Updated 2019
Updated July 2019
The document below was issued by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare on May 1, 2020. It contains information on plans all agricultural employers should have in place to mitigate the risk of spreading COVID-19.
Under the Fair Housing Act, housing providers are required to allow changes to the structure of their rental, when such a change is reasonable and is necessary to allow a person with a disability the full use and enjoyment of the premises. Examples of reasonable modifications include ramps, grab bars, push door handles, or lowering the entry threshold of a unit. Reasonable modification costs are typically paid by the tenant, but public housing agencies and federally-assisted housing providers are required to pay for reasonable modifications.
Do you know what a place of public accommodation is? Did you know that places of public accommodation must be accessible to persons with disabilities?
To learn more, please view our Public Accommodations Guide, which covers state and federal protections for persons with disabilities in places of public accommodation.
For an explanation of Idaho's crisis standards of care in Spanish, please visit this website: https://www.idahostatesman.com/noticias-en-espanol/article254285843.html.
Are you an immigrant family that has been denied Food Stamps or Medicaid because Health and Welfare asked you about the income and resources of your immigration sponsor?
The Idaho Stateman recently posted an article related to Latinx housing evictions in Ketchum, ID. For more information, please click on the English or Spanish version of the article below:
English: https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/northwest/idaho/article260975832.html
Espanol: https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/northwest/idaho/article261074857.html
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