Fair Housing Partnership of Greater Pittsburgh, Inc.

04/10/2026

We’ve kicked off April as Fair Housing Month with staff from the offices of PA Senator Kim Ward and PA State Rep. Jill Cooper!

In Greensburg, PA we visited Towne Square Senior Apartments where we discussed how the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act ensures that new construction multifamily housing built after March 13, 1991, provides for physical accessibility in housing.

We’re all committed to the pursuit of Pennsylvanians with disabilities and seniors having full use and enjoyment of their homes!

08/08/2025

University and college students preparing to arrive on campus!

Remember that the federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 allows students with mental health disabilities to request the allowance of an emotional support animal either in a dorm or in off-campus housing.

Several studies have identified that the COVID-19 pandemic had a devastating impact on the mental health of adolescents compared to pre-pandemic youth.

The Fair Housing Partnership of Greater Pittsburgh collaborated with Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA to develop forms and policies for emotional support animal requests within campus provided housing. Our goal is to ensure that students with disabilities can successfully address anxiety, depression, and other symptoms in their new homes.

To better understand the process for requesting an emotional support animal within your housing review the documents here:

Forms and Helpful Documents

07/28/2025

A person who has difficulty walking and requires a disability designated parking space within the residential parking outside their home can ask their local municipality to approve and install the disability parking space.

This reasonable accommodation request is necessitated by the federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 and the Americans with Disabilities Act as well as state and local fair housing laws. Additionally, if the municipality receives federal funds, then Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 applies too.

The Fair Housing Partnership of Greater Pittsburgh assists both residents with disabilities and municipalities with understanding the reasonable accommodation process for disability designated street parking. Key points include:

• No fee or charge

• A disability parking placard or license plate is sufficient third-party verification for applicants without off-street parking

• The request is reviewed and determined by municipal staff

Read more about FHP’s collaborations with residents and municipalities about disability parking:

A reasonable accommodation is a change to a rule, policy, procedure, or service based on a person’s disability-related needs. Residential street parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis. A critical example of a reasonable accommodation requested to municipalities is the designation...

03/17/2025

On September 14, 1970, the opening episode of The Doris Day Show’s season 3 depicted Doris’ struggle with obtaining an apartment due to the presence of her two young sons.

Familial status, a household with minor aged children and/or pregnancy, was not added to the federal Fair Housing Act until 18 years after the show aired. The Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 was signed by President Ronald Reagan.

Fair housing laws ensure that families with children have equal access to housing.