Enforcing the Fair Housing Amendments Act to Benefit People with Mental Disability
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1994
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.45.2.156
Abstract
Examines representative court cases that have applied the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 to restrictions related to people with mental disabilities; they include cases testing restrictions applicable only to mentally disabled people, restrictive covenants, failure to make "reasonable accommodation," state and municipal laws that predate the 1988 act, and exclusion because of dangerousness to others. To date, the courts have been receptive to the use of the act in challenging laws and practices that create barriers for people with mental disability.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Hospital & Community Psychiatry, v. 45, issue 2, p. 156-160
Scholar Commons Citation
Petrila, John and Ayers, Kelly, "Enforcing the Fair Housing Amendments Act to Benefit People with Mental Disability" (1994). Mental Health Law & Policy Faculty Publications. 397.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/mhlp_facpub/397
