A landlord was justified in rejecting the application of a disabled prospective tenant on the basis of his poor credit history, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled. (Sutton v. Piper, No. 08-2377, 2009 WL 2341491 (6th Cir. (Mich.)), July 30, 2009)rnAffirming the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendants, the court denied the plaintiff's claim that his rejection violated the Fair Housing Act because he was entitled to a reasonable accommodation for his disability.rnThe court explained that the requirement for a reasonable accommodation applies only to barriers to housing that are created by a disability.
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