Mo. Code Regs. tit. 8 § 60-4.015
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 24, December 16, 2024
Section 8 CSR 60-4.015 - Inquiries Regarding Persons with DisabilitiesPURPOSE: This rule clarifies lawful and unlawful inquiries regarding the disabilities of an applicant for a dwelling, a person intending to reside in that dwelling, or any person associated with that person.
(1) It shall be unlawful to make inquiry to determine whether an applicant for a dwelling, a person intending to reside in that dwelling after it is so sold, rented, or made available, or any person associated with that person, has a disability or to make inquiry as to the nature or severity of a disability the person may have. However, this section does not prohibit the following inquiries, provided these inquiries are made of all applicants, whether or not they have disabilities:(A) Is an applicant able to meet the requirements of ownership or tenancy?(B) Is an applicant qualified for a dwelling available only to persons with disabilities or to persons with a particular type of disability?(C) Is an applicant for a dwelling qualified for a priority available to persons with disabilities or to persons with a particular type of disability?(D) Is an applicant for a dwelling a current illegal abuser or addict of a controlled substance? and(E) Has an applicant been convicted of the illegal manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance? AUTHORITY: sections 213.030 and 213.040, RSMo 2000.* Original rule filed Dec. 2, 1992, effective June 7, 1993. Amended: Filed March 16, 2009, effective Sept. 30, 2009. *Original authority: 213.030, RSMo 1959, amended 1978, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998 and 213.040, RSMo 1986, amended 1992, 1998.