Housing

Decent, safe, affordable housing is everyone's goal, but it's often unavailable to people with mental disabilities. There are two main reasons: too little low-income housing and too much discrimination against those who want to live in it. Here's some information about both. Also see information on supportive housing--programs that provide a home and make available services to support recovery and engagement in community life.

Fair Housing Information Sheets

• #1: Early Termination of a Lease
• #2: Structural Modifications in Public and Section 8 Housing
• #3: Neighbors Buying Property to Prevent the Establishment of a Group Home
• #4: Using Reasonable Accommodations to Prevent Eviction
• #5: Disability Discrimination in the Housing Application and Screening Process
• #6: Right to Emotional Support Animals in "No Pet" Housing
• #7: Using Reasonable Accommodations to Eliminate Financial Barriers in Housing Applications
• #8: Using Reasonable Accommodations for Tenant Posing A "Direct Threat" To Others
• #9: Allocating the Burden of Proof in Disability Cases Under the Fair Housing Act (HTML)
  #9: Allocating the Burden of Proof in Disability Cases Under the Fair Housing Act (PDF)
• #10: Handling Fair Housing Act Disability Claims in the Context of an Imminent or Pending Eviction Action (HTML)
  #10: Handling Fair Housing Act Disability Claims in the Context of an Imminent or Pending Eviction Action (PDF)
• #11: The Illegality of “Independent Living” Requirements in Rental Housing, Assisted Living Centers and Continuing Care Retirement Communities (HTML)
  #11: The Illegality of “Independent Living” Requirements in Rental Housing, Assisted Living Centers and Continuing Care Retirement Communities (PDF)
• #12: Just Like Where You and I Live—Integrated Housing Options for People with Mental Illnesses (HTML)
  #12: Just Like Where You and I Live—Integrated Housing Options for People with Mental Illnesses (PDF)
• #13: Live-In Aides as Reasonable Accommodations Under the Fair Housing Act and Related Laws (HTML)
  #13: Live-In Aides as Reasonable Accommodations Under the Fair Housing Act and Related Laws (PDF)
• #14: Increasing the Usability of Housing Choice Vouchers for People with Disabilities, published in Housing Law Bulletin, a publication of the National Housing Law Project.