Readers have requested a page that tracks the latest additions to Epic Master List of Disability Accommodation Letters for Housing. Here it is!
March 2020
Readers Describe Their Housing Needs
Can A Landlord Charge Me for My Accommodation Request?
Hibiscus Moves Her Voucher Instead of Moving Herself
Letter from Hibiscus’ Doctor: Exception to Porting
Allysum Shares the Letters That Helped Her Family Get a Great Home
Allysum’s Letter for Exception to Payment Standard
Douglas Fir’s Letter Requesting Separate Bedroom
Birch’s Letter Requesting Separate Bedroom
Chestnut’s Letter Requesting Separate Bedroom
Ash’s Letter: Request for Separate Bedroom
Should I Purchase an Emotional Support Animal Letter Online?
How I Got Affordable Housing When the Wait Lists Were Closed
Unreasonable Live In Aide Forms
How to Get a Mainstream Housing Voucher
How to Buy a House Through Section 8
Section 8 Homeownership: Special Rules for People With Disabilities
If Your Housing Authority Doesn’t Offer Homeownership
How I Bought a Home Through Section 8 Homeownership
Late February 2020
How To Get Preferences on Housing Waiting Lists
How to Get, Keep, and Use a Housing Voucher Without Losing Your Mind (Too Much)
How I Got an Extra Bedroom for a Child with Autism
Sleepy Girl Guide to Life in “Low Income” Buildings
Can I Submit a Request for Exception to Payment Standard Before I Find a Place to Rent?
Examples of Reasons Why a Person May Need a Voucher Extension
The Sleepy Girl Guide to Subsidized Apartments
I Live in HUD Housing. Does Income from IHSS or Medicaid Homecare Count?
Sample Letter to Exclude Income for Caregiver of Someone with Developmental Disabilities
Early February 2020
Raden Gets a Bedroom For Exercise and Medical Equipment
Who Gets Medical Expense Deductions? (Tip: Not Who You Think!)
Disability Assistance Expenses Deductions
Examples of Reasons Medical Equipment Needs a Separate Room
Examples of Reasons Someone Cannot Sleep In Living Room
Disability Accommodations that Can Lower Your Rent
Seven Tips for Staying Out of Trouble if You Have Overnight Guests
How to Request a Disability Accommodation for Overnight Guests
Late January 2020
How to Fill Out Live in Aide Forms
How Do Bedrooms Work For Live In Aides?
How to Apply for Housing When You Have a Live in Aide
Who Pays for Home Modifications?
Sample Letter if Your Housing Worker Requires You To Use Their Forms
Early January 2020
Guide to Porting Housing Vouchers Without Waiting 12 Months
What Happens if My Landlord Raises the Rent?
Guide to Requesting Overlapping Assistance
Late December 2019
Sample Letters Requesting a Voucher Extension
I Have a Housing Voucher. Can I Rent a Room? Can I Live With Other People?
Raymond Keeps His Home (Housing Voucher Exception to Payment Standard)
Marigold’s Doctor Letter for Housing Voucher Extension
Early December 2019
I Have a Housing Voucher. Can I Rent a Room? Can I Live With Other People?
Raymond Keeps His Home (Request for Higher Voucher)
Letter for Communications by Mail or Email
How To Get a Letter from Your Provider
Late November 2019
Four Common Reasons for Voucher Extensions
Will My Voucher Raise if I Get An Additional Bedroom?
Summer’s Letter for Bird and Dog
Medical Marijuana in HUD Housing
Sample Letter: Meetings by Mail or Email
Sample Doctor Letter for Meetings at Home
Letter Requesting Earned Income Disallowance
Letter Appealing Earned Income Disallowance
Reasons for Being Unable to Attend Meetings
Examples of Requests for Higher Utility Allowance
If Your Accommodation is Denied for No Reason
Early November 2019
If You Don’t Get a Written Decision
Is Drug and Alcohol Addiction a Disability?
HUD Policies for Reinstatement on Waitlist
Letter Requesting No Minimum Rent
Sample Letter to Confirm Wait List Position
Laws and Policies: Parking Spaces
Late October 2019
Sample Letter: Accommodation for Paperwork Problems
Shameka Gets Her Spot Back on the Waiting List
How Do I Describe My Disability?
“I Lost My Voucher Because I Couldn’t Find a Landlord”
Sample Letter for No Pet Fee or Pet Deposit
How to Document Medical Expenses
Is it Worth It To Declare Medical Expenses?
Early October 2019
- Sample Form to Verify Medical Expenses
- Can I Rent a 3 Bedroom House With a 2 Bedroom Voucher?
- Five Important Tips About Medical Expense Deductions
- HUD Policies on Medical Expense Deductions
- Sample Letters for Medical Expense Deductions
- How Much Do I Pay? How Much Does My Landlord Get?
- “I Can’t Port Because It Costs Too Much”
- Eight Legal Reasons an Accommodation Can Be Denied
- Vouchers: “I’m Having a Problem with My Landlord”
Late September 2019
- Can I Apply for Section 8 if I Live in Another State?
- HUD Housing, Drug Addiction, Alcohol Use & Medical Marijuana
- Housing Choice Vouchers & “Rent Reasonableness”
- Edgar’s Introduction Letter to Landlords (Housing Vouchers)
- How Utility Allowances Work (Housing Voucher)
- How Bedrooms Work (Housing Vouchers)
- How Much Will My Voucher Be For?
Early September 2019
- Provider Letter: Apply from Home
- Alder’s Request to Port Sooner Than 12 Months
- Sample Letter: Exception to 12-Month Porting Policy
- HUD Policies: Transferring Apartments for People with Disabilities
- How to Request an Exception to HUD Live in Aide Policies
- Who Can Be My Live In Aide (Section 8, Vouchers, HUD & Low Income Housing)
- Higher Payment Standards: Do I Need to Make This Request? Do I Want to Make This Request?
- Crunch the Numbers: Who Pays What in a Request for Higher Payment Standard?
- HUD Policies on Reasonable Accommodations for Higher Payment Standards
- Going Over 120% Fair Market Rent in a Request for a Higher Payment Standard
Early September 2019
- Policies on Reasonable Accommodations for Porting and Moving (Housing Vouchers)
- Sweet Pea’s Reasons for Missing Deadlines
- Chrysanthemums Fantastic Letter for a Higher Payment Standard
- Sample Letter for Medical Expense Deduction for Assistance Animal
- 5 Documents to Include with Your Accommodation Request
- How Much Can I Request for a Higher Payment Standard? Is There a Limit?
Late August 2019
- Sample List of Unsuccessful Housing Search
- Sunflowers Letter to Apply for Housing from Home
- Sample Disability Accommodation Letter: Skip Meetings or Apply from Home
- Sweet Pea’s Fantastic Letter Requesting Deadline Extensions
- Four Examples of Disability Accommodations for Evictions
- Fair Housing Act Definition of Disability
- Template Letter for Disability Accommodation Request in Housing
- My Housing Worker Said, “No More Voucher Extensions”
Early August 2019
- Epic Master List of Disability Accommodation Letters for Housing
- Reasonable Accommodations & Sleeping in Living Room
- Sample Doctor’s Letter for Emotional Support Animal
- Sample Accommodation Letter: No Pet Policy
- Sample Disability Accommodation Letter: Poor Credit History
- Sample Disability Accommodation Letter: Criminal Record
- Sample Disability Accommodation Letter: Eviction
- Sample Disability Accommodation Letter: More Time to Move Out
- Sample Disability Accommodation Letter: Parking Spot
- Sample Disability Accommodation Letter: Poor Landlord Reference
- New Changes to Live-In Aide Policies for HUD Housing Vouchers
Prior to August 2019
- Template for Provider Disability Accommodation Letter
- Disability Accommodations That Can Help With Applying for Housing
- Sample Disability Accommodation Letter: Skip Meetings or Apply from Home
- Chrysanthemum Gets Bad News and Good News and Bad News and Good News and Bad News and Good News and Good News
- How I Got My Housing Voucher (Finally!)
- The Low Down on Low Income Housing Tax Credit Buildings
- How Much Rent Do I Pay on Section 8?
- Twelve Reasons NOT to Port Your Housing Voucher
- Sample Doctors Letter for Emotional Support Animal
- Sample Letter Requesting Overlapping Assistance for Housing Voucher
- How to Go Up to 40% of Income (Section 8 Housing Vouchers)
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