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<br /> <br />(3) For purposes of this subsection, discrimination includes: <br />(A) a refusal to permit, at the expense of the person with a disability, reasonable <br />modifications of existing premises occupied or to be occupied by <br />such person if such modifications may be necessary to afford such person <br />full enjoyment of the premises except that, in the case of a rental, the landlord <br />may, where it is reasonable to do so, condition permission for a modification <br />on the renter agreeing to restore the interior of the premises to the condition <br />that existed before the modification, reasonable wear and tear excepted; <br />(B) a refusal to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices, or <br />services, when such accommodations may be necessary to afford <br />such person equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling; or <br />(C) in connection with the design and construction of covered multifamily <br />dwellings for a failure to design and construct those dwellings in such a <br />manner that: <br />(i) the public use and common use portions of such dwellings are <br />readily accessible to and usable by people with disabilities; <br />(ii) all the doors designed to allow passage into and within all premises <br />within such dwellings are sufficiently wide to allow passage by <br />people with disabilities requiring the use of wheelchairs; and <br />(iii)all premises within such dwellings contain the following features of <br />adaptive design: <br />a. an accessible route into and through the dwelling; <br />b. light switches, electrical outlets, thermostats, and other <br />environmental controls in accessible locations; <br />c. reinforcements in bathroom walls to allow later installation <br />of grab bars; and <br />d. usable kitchens and bathrooms such that an individual in <br />a wheelchair can maneuver about the space. <br />(4) Compliance with the appropriate requirements of the American National Standard <br />for buildings and facilities providing accessibility and usability for physically <br />handicapped people (commonly cited as “ANSI A117.1”) suffices to satisfy the <br />requirements of Sec. 2-431.2.(3).(C).(iii). <br />(A) As used in this subsection, the term “covered multifamily dwellings” means: <br />(i) buildings consisting of 4 or more units if such buildings have one <br />or more elevators; and <br />(ii) ground floor units in other buildings consisting of 4 or more units. <br />(5) Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed to invalidate or limit any state or <br />federal law or City ordinance that requires dwellings to be designed and <br />constructed in a manner that affords people with disabilities greater access than is <br />required by this subchapter. <br />(6) Nothing in this ordinance requires that a dwelling be made available to an <br />individual whose tenancy would constitute a direct threat to the health or safety of <br />other individuals or whose tenancy would result in substantial physical damage to <br />the property of others. <br />(7) In general, it shall be unlawful for any person or other entity whose business <br />includes engaging in residential real estate-related transactions to discriminate <br />against any person in making available such a transaction, or in the terms or