Staff recounts Fair Housing accommodation ruling in training on recovery residence requests
As part of training, a staff hearing officer described granting a reasonable-accommodation request under the federal Fair Housing Act to treat a recovery residence as a single-family dwelling (up to 15 residents) while denying a request to waive a local public-hearing requirement; the ruling underscores limits and procedural safeguards for such accommodations.
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During a training segment on May 7, a staff member described serving as a hearing officer on a reasonable-accommodation request under the federal Fair Housing Act for a proposed recovery residence in a neighboring city.
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