Legal Opinion
Carol Vorchheimer v. Philadelphian Owners Associati
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 5, 2018No. 17-1738PublishedCited by 234 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIBAS, Circuit Judge.
A disabled tenant has a right to a reasonable housing accommodation that she needs to use and enjoy her home. But if her landlord offers her an alternative that likewise satisfies that need, she has no right to demand the particular accommodation that she wants.
Carol Vorchheimer needs ready access to her rolling walker and wanted to leave it in her building's lobby. The building managers refused, but offered her four other ways to store and access her walker. She sued under the Fair Housing Amendments Act, claiming that her preferred accommodation was necessary to equally…
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