Is there any law about the timeframe a landlord needs to approve/deny a live in caregiver application??

Thanks everyone for your advice, I filed a complaint with HUD I just dont know how useful this will be or even if the management has broken any law so far, cause technically they didnt refuse my request, they are just super slow.

I agree with Polar except for one thing. Can u accommodate a live in caregiver? Meaning, will that person have their own room? I would think the laws provide that a live in caregiver have a room to themselves for privacy. They may live there but you can't expect them to care for you 24/7. They need downtime. So if you need 24/7 care, you will need to hire another aide to work the hours the live in is not working.

Like I suggested, call your local Disabilities Department. Ask them how you proceed. Then send a certified letter and maybe a self addressed stamped envelope.

Send-maybe silence is agreement/permission but then it may not be the case here. Landlords evict tenants often for violating the terms of the lease, it's not a rarity. If they don't want to spend money on legal fees, maybe they just won't renew the lease and ask the tenants to vacate at the end of it with a 30 day notice. Depending on the state in which the OP resides, the law might change to be more or less favorable for the tenants.

Silence is acquiescense.

I once filled out the necessary paperwork to get permission for a dog. The managers never answered. When I brought it up much later, they said of course it is okay. (Oh, didn't we tell you?).

Management required permission to put up a fence. They never answered. I then submitted a detailed plan for the fence with diagrams, measurements, a plot plan, everything. It was 5 pages of paperwork, and included a photo of the sample fence I put up so they could see just what it looked like. Management scribbled approval along the bottom of one of my papers, returning them.
It said I did not need to do all that work.

So, I have adopted a few mottos along the way.
"It is better to ask forgiveness than to get permission."

Can you imagine your management spending time and money suing to evict the caregiver you are moving in? Lol.

Unless you are asking them to get you the caregiver, proceed with your plans. imo.

Hi marco - I found this article regarding live-in caregivers for tenants with disabilities. It might be useful for you. Here is the link to it.

https://tenantsunion.org/pdf/Live-in_Caregivers_for_Tenants_Who_are_Persons_with_Disabilities.pdf

Federal Fair Housing law requires that the landlord provide reasonable accommodation to tenants with disabilities, and having a live-in caregiver is a reasonable accommodation.

You might want to check the rental agreement to see if it mentions how to request permission to have a live-in caregiver, and how long it takes to receive a response.

You might also want to send a follow up letter to the landlord stating that according to the Federal Fair Housing law, they are required by law to provide "reasonable accommodation" for your disability, and by withholding your request for a live-in caregiver, they are denying to accommodate you. And that is AGAINST the law.

You should also look up your local Legal-aid to help you further if needed.

Call your County disabilities dept and run this by them. My GF always dealt with the apartment manager who did not seem to be up on disability laws.