Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 8 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Division 60 - Missouri Commission on Human Rights
Chapter 4 - Guidelines and Interpretations of Fair Housing Sections of the Missouri Human Rights Act
Section 8 CSR 60-4.020 - Reasonable Modifications of Existing Premises
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 18, September 16, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes guidelines regarding modifications made to premises for a person with a disability.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse to permit, at the expense of a person with a disability, reasonable modifications of existing premises occupied or to be occupied by a person with a disability, if the proposed modifications may be necessary to afford the person with a disability full enjoyment of the premises. In the case of a rental, the landlord, where it is reasonable to do so, may condition permission for a modification on the renter agreeing to restore the interior of the premises to the condition that existed before the modification, reasonable wear and tear excepted. The landlord may not increase any customarily required security deposit for persons with disabilities. However, where it is necessary to ensure with reasonable certainty that funds will be available to pay for the restorations at the end of the tenancy, the landlord may negotiate as part of a restoration agreement, a provision requiring that the tenant pay into an interest-bearing escrow account, over a reasonable period, a reasonable amount of money not to exceed the cost of the restorations. The interest in this account shall accrue to the benefit of the tenant.
(2) A landlord may condition permission for a modification on the renter providing a reasonable description of the proposed modifications as well as reasonable assurances that the work will be done in a satisfactory manner and that any required building permits will be obtained.
(3) The application of this rule may be illustrated by the following examples:
*Original authority: 213.030, RSMo 1959, amended 1978, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998 and 213.040, RSMo 1986, amended 1992, 1998.