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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You may be protected under the Fair Housing Act and state laws protecting disability discrimination.

What state are you in?

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Oops, sorry, I see now, MD.

Can you be any more specific about the kind/level/length of time your son makes noises?  Have you looked at your lease to see what is says, specifically, about what kind of noise or breach of lease provisilns there are?

Other than the police visit, have you been informed either in writing or verbally, officially or unofficially about noise?

What was the response when you asked for a parking space?

Call the police department and ask for a copy of the police report so you can review what it says, particularly if it mentions your son’s special needs or documents anything else helpful to you.

Also, if your son has a doctor, you may wish to consider having him/her write a short letter stating your DC’s diagnosis and that it manifests symptoms (such as noise-making) that need to be accommodated.

The mom is right in her instinct that what is going on is disability discrimination and a form of covil rights violation.   Applicable laws would be the ADA and federal fair Housing Act.   Housing communities are obligated to make reasonable accommodations for the disabled. That definitely includes a parking space, and may include not calling the police in response to complaints ir providing some special sound-proofing to the apartment (for example, simply weatherstripping and padding the back of a door may diminish sound traveling) or offering you an opportunity to move (at the same monthly rent) to a different unit in the same complex that better accommodates your special needs (like top, bottom or corner unit with less exposure to neighbors).

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