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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

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Landlord accommodations

ST. LOUIS — The Eighth Circuit overturned the lower court’s ruling in favor of a tenant who said she was entitled to reasonable accommodations from her landlord based on her disability and low-income status. The Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, the appeals court ruled, does not obligate the landlord to accept vouchers from a low-income tenant to supplement rent payments.

Read the ruling here.

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