Fair Housing for People with Disabilities: It’s the Law!

Topics:
  • Community Education/Outreach
  • Disability
  • Housing

As part of LA Law Library's Pro Bono Week celebration, whether you are a housing provider, advocate or renter, learn about how the law protects tenants with disabilities from discrimination and gives them rights to reasonable accommodations that ensure equal access to stable housing.

Class covers:
• Who is protected under California and federal fair housing laws
• How is disability defined under fair housing laws
• What constitutes disability-based discrimination
• What are reasonable accommodations

Presented by:
Nishanthi Kurukulasuriya, Staff Attorney, Mental Health Advocacy Services (http://mhas-la.org/)

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

For more information please visit http://probonoweek.lalawlibrary.org or call 213.784.7372