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“Eamon,” 72, had been living in a rented home and needed to move to an assisted living facility, as his disability had left him unable to care for himself. He was trying to terminate his lease early, but despite his medical situation his landlord told him he’d have to pay $3,000 to do so. Eamon contacted JALA’s Fair Housing Unit for help. His JALA attorney asked that he be allowed to terminate his lease without cost, fees or penalty as a reasonable accommodation for his disabilities. After Eamon’s attorney sent two reasonable accommodation requests, the landlord agreed to terminate Eamon’s lease without penalty. Since his reasonable accommodation was granted, Eamon was able to move out of the house at the end of December and into an assisted living facility, where he can receive the care he needs.
