Federal housing law
24 CFR § 966.7 Accommodation of persons with disabilities.
Title 24, Code of Federal Regulations (HUD), as enacted — this section's verbatim text. The library holds selected sections of this code, not the whole code.
- Edition
- 2026-09-25 source snapshot
- Effective
- 1991-11-12
- Last updated
- 2026-09-26
- Jurisdiction
- United States
§ 966.7¶
Accommodation of persons with disabilities.
(a) For all aspects of the lease and grievance procedures, a handicapped person shall be provided reasonable accommodation to the extent necessary to provide the handicapped person with an opportunity to use and occupy the dwelling unit equal to a non-handicapped person.
(b) The PHA shall provide a notice to each tenant that the tenant may, at any time during the tenancy, request reasonable accommodation of a handicap of a household member, including reasonable accommodation so that the tenant can meet lease requirements or other requirements of tenancy.
[56 FR 51579, Oct. 11, 1991]
Official source: 24 CFR § 966.7 Accommodation of persons with disabilities..
Source snapshot retrieved: 2026-09-25T22:36:34.620954+00:00.
eCFR currency: Title 24 is up to date as of 2026-09-24.
Version dates (indexing metadata): Effective 1991-11-12; operative 1991-11-12.
Date evidence (amendment final rule): effective on November 12,1991.
Evidence source: https://archives.federalregister.gov/issue_slice/1991/10/11/51445-51589.pdf
Applicability note (indexing metadata, not regulatory text): Applies to public housing under 24 CFR Part 966, not every private tenancy or voucher program. Preserve the exceptions and due-process conditions in section 966.51; do not read a listed criminal activity as an unconditional waiver of a grievance hearing. The indexed version includes the November 12, 1991 amendments; this snapshot does not establish earlier historical versions.