I have a client who is looking for housing with the following conditions:-Owner-financing and/or lease to own-400-500/month -one-story-30" wide exterior doors-Location flexible, can be in the greater Savannah, Hardeeville, Bluffton, Beaufort areaMy buyer is "able-disabled" mostly wheelchair bound and on fixed-income, she will be getting a grant to make ADA improvements to a home in 18 months.

However, to me it is screaming ADA non compliant lawsuit. 

One board member is concerned that doing this would change our HOA from being non-profit to a for profit business and would require us to become ADA compliant (historic building that does not have elevators), pay extra in taxes, higher liability, etc.

Copy and paste it into your own document as you wish.Modified on April 15, 2016ShareOpen with ▾ REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION REQUEST MEDICAL SUPPORT FORMVerification of Disability from Medical ProviderInstructions: You have been named as a medical provider that can provide medical documentation for areasonable accommodation request.To Be Filled Out By Tenant:I, _________________________________________________ (tenant name), authorize the followingmedical provider to fill out this form and provide it back to my landlord/ prospective landlord:____________________________________________(Medical Provider)______________________________________________________________________________Tenant NameTenant SignatureDateSummary of Request Made by Tenant:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________To Be Filled Out By Medical ProviderI _________________________ (name of medical provider) hereby certify that Icurrentlyprovide medical services for _____________________________ (name oftenant).The patient named above is disabled pursuant to the definition listed under the FairHousing Act (FHAct), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americanswith Disabilities Act (ADA) (i.e.: a physical or mental impairment that substantiallylimits one or more major life activities).Major life activities includebut are not limited to:walking, seeing, hearing, speaking,breathing, thinking, communicating, learning, performing manual tasks and caring foroneself.Impairments that are considered a disability under the Fair Housing Act include suchdiseases and conditions as orthopedic, visual, auditory and speech; cerebral palsy,muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, autism, seizure disorder, cancer, heart disease,diabetes, asthma, HIV, mental retardation, mental and emotional illness, drug addictionand alcoholism.

Also, if you plan/are required to be ADA accessible, your slope must be under 5% and under 2% for cross slope.Just some things to keep in mind.

They have a disabled person living with them, that they take care of, am I responsible for following ADA codes?

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Service dogs and landlords ,what I understand of the ada that made the laws governing a service animal they can only ask two questions what's a person's disability and what was it trained to perform,and first there's no registration required on the federal law but some states have made laws requiring a service animal to be certified most don't and the federal laws states due to so many are poor that self taught is legal yet they are required to log in on notes of the daily task of training and it also states they must be housebroken and not to be aggressive.other words under control and they can not refuse housing or restrict places but some states have and you have do your own homework or be liable Illinois where I was born and live protect owners of also and do not require a certificate of a professionally trained animal to be considered a service dog .

Definitely do a test ad as @Reid Hanley suggests.

There are Zoning, ADA, Safety, etc.. laws that may impact you.