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Owners, managers & tenants need to keep up with evolving ADA regulations Brian Muse W ith the prolifera- tion of suits filed by so-called ‘ADA drive-by attorneys,’ commer- cial property owners, manag- ers and their tenants can no longer ignore the risk that vio- lations of the Americans with Disabilities Act represent, warns LeClairRyan partner Brian Muse in a DailyProp- erties.com column posted on July 31. “The ADA was originally passed in 1990, but rather than a static law, it is an ever- evolving set of regulations and guidelines,” he writes, adding that the law’s reach now even extends to the operations of companies’ websites. “Com- mercial property owners need to stay abreast of ADA require- ments as they evolve.” In the column (Steering Clear of ADA Drive-By Law- suits: Three Tips For Better Managing ADA-Related Risk), Muse offers some simple tips that may strengthen com- mercial property owners’ ADA
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continued on page 4A Instead, the property own- ers’ decision-making process is what counts, he cautions. For example, rather than as- suming that an architectural change or equipment purchase will be too expensive, “do the research and document what you learn. If the accommoda- tion is not readily achievable, work with counsel to see what else you can do to engage in a good-faith process. Be able the thinking goes, ‘then we re- ally don’t have to do it because we’re in an older building.’ In reality, the situation is far more nuanced than that.”
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