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Get yopur state's condominium act and also call yopur Attorney Generals ooffice and askfor copy of the stae law relating to "handicap persons and accesability. Just because you are a condo association does not exempt you from the federal and state laws concerning accesability for handicalled individuals. The board has no perogative expept to make sure their rules comply with the law.To find your state condo act put "name of state@condominium Act" in your browser and you'll find it. I some states it has a different name than condo act but your asearch will show it to you.

Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 contains many provisions, including the prohibition of discrimination in housing-related transactions based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, as well as handicap. It is prohibited for someone (in your case, the Board of Directors) to "refuse to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices or services, if necessary for the disabled person to use the housing." If no such conciliation agreement can be reached, then HUD can recommend that the United States Attorney General file suit. If, after a hearing, it is determined that discrimination has taken place, then the Board of Director can be ordered (1) to compensate the complainant for actual damages, including humiliation, pain and suffering, (2) to make the necessary corrections so that the complainant will be able to enjoy the condominium unit, (3) to pay the Federal Government a civil penalty; the maximum penalties being $11,000 for the first violation and $50,000 for a third violation within seven years, and (4) to reimburse the complainant for any legal fees and costs incurred in connection with the hearing.

You might also want to check with your city/village/county. Many of them have requirements for how many accessible/handicapped spaces must be in a lot based on the total number of spaces available. For example, if a lot holds 100 vehicles, they may require 4 accessible/handicapped spaces.

I do believe if you call your local municipal building rep and ask to speak to someone in charge of the handicap parking you will get a response. Not giving proper handicap parking and or a ramp for assistance is against the law and every well known person with a healthy body should know that. 
 
 
 
I spoke to our municipal rep and all I had to do is report who is handicap in our building and they were here the next day to paint our curb blue and put up the signs. 
 
Shame on the people that do not respect the handicap and it just annoys me to no end when someone has to complain or break the law and not abid by it.  
 
Again I will say in quotes "Some BOD think they can do as they please on your dollars. I wished everyone would start to grow a backbone and stick up for their right in all associations across the USA. We have rules so why can't they follow them. 
 
"RUN" do not call your local municipal building after all they take your tax money, now let them help you back. You will have to fill out a small form with information of the handiccap so they have it on record. Be a good neighbor and do this for your fellow unit holder. Sometimes you need to go beyoynd the BOD and take the bull by the horns. They will never poop on me again!!!!!! Good luck

Might I add that 2 years ago a home owner from across the street go half the block in an uproar on why we had 3 h.c parking spots. We had to go in from of their board and show who was handicap. This gentlemen wanted our H.C. parking taken away cause he has nothing better to do than sit and complain (guess he had no hobbies). 
 
Well the short of it was, GUESS WHO WON? Have a smiling day!

There is a Fedaral Law reklating to handicapped accomodation. Violate that by the Board and the Federalgovernment might sue and force your association to pauy compensation to the hadicapped persons they abused.Being a condominium association is not an excuse for failing to comply in this area.

I have recently been voted down by my condo association board for requesting a handicapped curb for my husband's wheelchair access to our car. They say cost was too much and I can submit a proposal and pay for it myself. There are no designated handicapped spaces in this 25 yr old parking lot. Being a full time senior caregiver for my husband, this is very worrysome, frustrating and time consuming to research all the legalities and the steps to take.

A100 unit condo building has only two handicap parking places. and one is given to a person who is not handicapped.how do we assign this spot leagally do we have enough handicap parking.