A.5.2.3.3 — HUD Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP)

A. The Fair Housing Act is codified at 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-3619. It is posted at: http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/hce/title8.php with implementing regulations, including 24 C.F.R.

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Part 100, posted at: http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/index.html. In particular, see 24 C.F.R. §§ 100.203-100.205 for the sections on reasonable modifications of existing premises, reasonable accommodations, and the design and construction requirements.

B. Final Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines , 56 Fed. Reg. 9472 (Mar. 6, 1991), is available at: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/disabilities/fhefhag.

C. Supplement to Notice of Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines: Questions and Answers about the Guidelines , 59 Fed. Reg. 33,362-68 (June 28, 1994), is available at: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/disabilities/fhefhasp.

D. Fair Housing Act Design Manual (August 1996, Revised April 1998), is available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/publications/PDF/FAIRHOUSING/fairfull.pdf.

E. For how to use the safe harbor standards, see HUD’s final rule Design and Construction Requirements, Compliance with ANSI A117.1 Standards, published in the Federal Register on October 24, 2008, Section IV, HUD Policy Regarding HUD-Recognized Safe Harbors for Compliance with the Fair Housing Act’s Design and Construction Requirements. See 24 CFR 100.205(e) for a list of safe harbors. See 73 Fed.REG. 63610-63616, October 24, 2008 which may be found at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2008-1024/pdf/E8-23785.pdf.

F. For specific guidance on the Fair Housing Act’s design and construction requirements, see Joint Statement of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Justice, Accessibility Design and Construction Requirements for Covered Multifamily Dwellings Under the Fair Housing Act, April 30, 2013, available at: https://www.hud.gov/sites/documents/jointstatement.pdf.

G. For specific guidance on reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices, or services for particular tenants, see Joint Statement of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Justice, Reasonable Accommodations under the Fair Housing Act (May 17, 2004), available at: https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/crt/legacy/2010/12/14/joint_statement_ra.pdf.

H. For specific guidance on tenant requests for physical modifications to premises see the Joint Statement of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Justice, Reasonable Modifications under the Fair Housing Act (Mar. 5, 2008), available at:

https://www.hud.gov/sites/documents/reasonable_modifications_mar08.pdf

I. For Federally Assisted Housing or programs, see also 24 CFR §§ 8.20 to 8.33. For additional technical assistance, see the Fair Housing Act Accessibility FIRST website at www.fairhousingfirst.org or call the Fair Housing Accessibility First assistance line at 888-341-7781 on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET.

J. See also HUD Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity’s disabilities website at: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp