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NOTICE DISCLOSING TENANTS' RIGHTS TO
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Reasonable Accommodations
The New York State Human Rights Law requires housing providers to make reasonable accommodations or
modifications to a building or living space to meet the needs of people with disabilities. For example, if you
have a physical, mental, or medical impairment, you can ask your housing provider to make the common areas
of your building accessible, or to change certain policies to meet your needs.
To request a reasonable accommodation, you should contact your property manager by calling
______________ or ______________, or by e-mailing ______________
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. You will need to inform your
housing provider that you have a disability or health problem that interferes with your use of housing, and that
your request for accommodation may be necessary to provide you equal access and opportunity to use and
enjoy your housing or the amenities and services normally offered by your housing provider. A housing
provider may request medical information, when necessary to support that there is a covered disability and that
the need for the accommodation is disability related.
If you believe that you have been denied a reasonable accommodation for your disability, or that you were
denied housing or retaliated against because you requested a reasonable accommodation, you can file a
complaint with the New York State Division of Human Rights as described at the end of this notice.
Specifically, if you have a physical, mental, or medical impairment, you can request:
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Permission to change the interior of your housing unit to make it accessible (however, you are required to pay
for these modifications, and in the case of a rental your housing provider may require that you restore the unit to
its original condition when you move out); Changes to your housing provider’s rules, policies, practices, or
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The Notice must include contact information when being provided under 466.15(d)(1), above. However,
when being provided under (d)(2) and when this information is not known, the sentence may read “To request a
reasonable accommodation, you should contact your property manager.”
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This Notice provides information about your rights under the New York State Human Rights Law, which
applies to persons residing anywhere in New York State. Local laws may provide protections in addition to
those described in this Notice, but local laws cannot decrease your protections.