How the Americans with Disabilities Act affects residential community associations

• Published in: The Practical real estate lawyer Vol. 9; no. 3; p. 55
• Main Author: Ransom, Richard A
• Format: Magazine Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia American Law Institute 01.05.1993
• Subjects: Americans with Disabilities Act 1990-US; Community development; Compliance; Customers; Employees; Employers; Facilities planning; Fines & penalties; Handicapped accessibility; Impacts; People with disabilities; Projects; Punitive damages; Sex discrimination; Workers with disabilities; United States > US

The protections afforded to persons with mental and physical disabilities by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 impose stringent requirements for the construction and operation of residential community association projects. Less well known is that the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 als...