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Posted On: June 11, 2020
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has reached a Voluntary Compliance Agreement with the Housing Authority of Prince George’s County (HAPGC) in Maryland. A HUD compliance review found HAPGC “denied the reasonable accommodation requests of tenants with disabilities, failed to ensure program accessibility in existing facilities, and failed to make an adequate number of accessible units available.”
HUD cites section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504). The regulation “prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by recipients of federal financial assistance, and requires that recipients of federal financial assistance bring their programs and activities into compliance with federal accessibility requirements.” HUD also cites Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
The Voluntary Compliance Agreement requires HAPGC to:
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