Feds Warn NYC Landlords On Apartments Not Accessible To Those With Disabilities; May Cost Tens Of Millions To Comply With Law

In New York City, The New York Times reports:

• [The status of thousands of disabled tenants] took the spotlight last week with the news that developers and landlords in New York City — potentially facing lawsuits from the federal government — may have to spend tens of millions of dollars to renovate more than 100,000 apartments built since 1991 to comply with federal housing laws barring discrimination against tenants who use wheelchairs.

• The United States attorney’s office in Manhattan has sent letters to some of the city’s most prominent landlords and architects, saying they risk prosecution under the Fair Housing Act because, the prosecutors said, their buildings are not accessible to people with disabilities.

For more, see Accessible Homes? Not Really, Say Disabled Residents.