I would certainly take wheelchair's advice on contacting a local ILC. Although the ADA specifies when a building owner is responsible for making areas accessible, that is just a federally mandated minimum... your state, county or other local municipality may have other additional requirements.
I.e. The ADA says 1 of every 25 parking spaces must be accessible and at least 1 out of every 8 accessible spaces must be van accessible. Your city CAN mandate that 1 in 20 must be accessible and ALL van accessible (it's an extreme example but it can be done). Same with apartments... a local municipality CAN say that any building with 10 or more units must have at least 1 accessible unit, regardless of age. It's rare, but not unheard of. As for the curb cut, if it's a city sidewalk, your city is 100% responsible for making that accessible! If it's on the property owner's land it only needs to be accessible IF it's a path of travel to an accessible apartment. It's something everyone should remember... the ADA is a MINIMUM. Know your local requirements. Good luck & Best wishes! --Tod ---- [email protected] wrote: > As I suggested earlier. Contact your locally, Federally Funded Center for > Independent Living. They are the best resource at your disposal. You might > be surprised.... > > Best Wishes > > > In a message dated 12/11/2008 7:51:01 P.M. Central Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > This is architect sons answer. He builds banks & knows all those laws. > > > KK > > ----- Forwarded Message ---- > From: Eric Batte <[email protected]> > To: KK <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 5:57:41 PM > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Apartments - accessibility > > Typically no accessibilty updates are required until/unless remodeling of a > certain scope takes place. In my experience I don't see how the apt owner > would be obligated to pay for the alterations if this is the only work being > done. > > Eric > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 11, 2008, at 11:17 AM, KK <[email protected]_ > (mailto:[email protected]) > wrote: > > > > > > > Opinion needed > > ----- Forwarded Message ---- > From: Todd Daugherty <[email protected]_ > (mailto:[email protected]) > > To: Quad <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > > Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 10:17:53 AM > Subject: [QUAD-L] Apartments - accessibility > > > > > Can an apartment complex with old buildings charge me to widen a door or put > a curb cut in so that I would have access to a ground level apartment? They > only have one "handicapped" 3br unit that is occupied. >
