Landlord will NOT let me view new handicapped shower to possibly be installed.

[Stephen1]

The OP is not concerned with the timeline - the OP is concerned that s/he doesn't get to pick it.

I believe OP is concerned that LL's fix will not actually accommodate the disability (similar to the idea the tiling the floor would resolve a slip and fall issue). As for the timeline, OP sounds frustrated by the s-l-o-w response and should be concerned about the timeline.

 

[justalayman]

Well, there are tiles that are slip resistant.

 

[quincy]

I believe OP is concerned that LL's fix will not actually accommodate the disability (similar to the idea the tiling the floor would resolve a slip and fall issue). As for the timeline, OP sounds frustrated by the s-l-o-w response and should be concerned about the timeline.

The request for an accommodation must be in writing. The landlord then has a certain number of days (7? 10?) after receipt of the written request to address the issue.

Again, though, if the accommodation requested is too much of a financial burden, the landlord does not have to comply with the request and can suggest a (more affordable) alternative.

 

[justalayman]

The request for an accommodation must be in writing. The landlord then has a certain number of days (7? 10?) after receipt of the written request to address the issue.

Again, though, if the accommodation requested is too much of a financial burden, the landlord does not have to comply with the request and can suggest a (more affordable) alternative.

I am having difficulty figuring out why a shower chair (the kind you sit while outside the tub and slide into the tub after swinging your legs over) is not an acceptable solution. Unless he is wearing his brace in the shower I don’t see how anything the landlord could do would help. I don’t see how he even stands in the shower, unless wearing his brace while showering.

So fewcansam, are you showering with your brace on?

 

[quincy]

I am having difficulty figuring out why a shower chair (the kind you sit while outside the tub and slide into the tub after swinging your legs over) is not an acceptable solution. Unless he is wearing his brace in the shower I don’t see how anything the landlord could do would help. I don’t see how he even stands in the shower, unless wearing his brace while showering.

So fewcansam, are you showering with your brace on?

The shower might be replacing a tub.

 

[justalayman]

The shower might be replacing a tub.

But why? Leave the tub and provide a slide in shower bench. Landlord can install the shower plumbing and not have to remove the tub

 

[quincy]

But why? Leave the tub and provide a slide in shower bench. Landlord can install the shower plumbing and not have to remove the tub

I don't know why.

I was guessing at a possible reason for the shower stall installation. Climbing into a tub can be hazardous.

 

[LdiJ]

I don't know why.

I was guessing at a possible reason for the shower stall installation. Climbing into a tub can be hazardous.

Even so, some grab bars and a tub mat should solve the problem...or even a shower chair that sits inside the tub. That is what I used for a few weeks after I got out of the hospital. You could also have a shower chair outside the tub to slide from outside to inside and back again.

 

[quincy]

Even so, some grab bars and a tub mat should solve the problem...or even a shower chair that sits inside the tub. That is what I used for a few weeks after I got out of the hospital. You could also have a shower chair outside the tub to slide from outside to inside and back again.

I agree there are alternatives. But apparently the landlord is installing a shower stall. I don't know what has compelled him to do so.