Re: interesting problem
The apartments do not require any upgrades. The FHA accessibility regs apply to "covered multifamily dwellings" designed and constructed for first occupancy after March 13, 1991. Since the apartments were built and occupied before that they are not required to meet FHA accessibility criteria.
If they are doing work, then all the discussions about Chapter 34 or the IEBC come into play.
However, if there is a manager's office or leasing office, that falls under the ADA since it is a public accommodation. The parking for, access to and into the office is covered by the ADA. The owner/management is required to remove existing barriers to the greatest extent feasible (i.e. van accessible parking, accessible route, curb ramps, sidewalk without broken sections or shifted joints, entry into the office, passage through the office to the rental desk, rental desk at appropriate height, and turning circle). Modifications to the existing toilet rooms in the rental office are required but only to the extent that it does not require walls to be removed or plumbing fixtiures to be reset (i.e. installation of grab bars, adjust height of toilet seat, adjust height of accessories to be withing reach range). Once inside, the rental agent can tell them that they do not have any accessible units. :? :lol: