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privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling or in the provision of services or facilities in connection with the dwelling because of a disability of: (1) the other person: (2) a person residing in or intending to reside in that dwelling after it is sold, rented. or made available: or (3) any person associated with the other person. (c) In this section, discrimination includes any of the following: (1) a refusal to permit. at the expense of the person with the disability. reasonable modifications of existing premises occupied or to be occupied by the person if the modifications may be necessary to afford the person full enjoyment of the premises, except that. in the case of a rental. a landlord may (a) reasonably condition permission for modifications upon the renter's agreement to restore the interior of the premises to its pre-modification condition, reasonable wear and tear excepted. and (b) reasonably condition such permission on the renter providing a reasonable description of the proposed modifications and reasonable assurances that all work will be done in a workmanlike manner and that all reQuired permits will be obtained. (2) A landlord may not increase for persons with disabilities any customarily required security deposit. except that. to ensure available funds for restorations, if any, a landlord may negotiate an agreement that the renter deposit into an interest bearing escrow account. over a reasonable period. a reasonable amount not to exceed the cost of restorations where it is necessary in order to ensure with reasonable certainty that funds will be available to pay for the restoration. All interest shall accrue to the renter's benefit. (3) A refusal to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices or services, if the accommodations may be necessary to afford a person with a disability equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling. (4) In connection with the design and construction of covered multifamily dwellings for first occupancy after March 13, 1991, a failure to design and construct those dwellings in a manner that: (A) allows public use and common use portions ofthe dwellings to be readily accessible to and usable by persons with a disability: (B) allows all doors designed to allow passage into and within all premises within the dwellings to be sufficiently wide to allow passage by persons with disabilities who are in wheelchairs: and (C) provides all premises within the dwellings contain the following features of adaptive design: (i) an accessible route into and through the dwelling: (ij) light switches, electrical outlets. thermostats, and other environmental controls in accessible locations: (iij) reinforcements in bathroom walls to allow later installations of grab bars: and (iv) usable kitchens and bathrooms so that an individual in a wheelchair can maneuver about the space: or 9