DEC 15 1994


The Honorable Phil Gramm
United States Senator
2323 Bryan Street, Suite 1500
Dallas, Texas 75201-2659

Dear Senator Gramm:

     This letter is in response to your inquiry on behalf of your
constituent, Richard L. Myers, concerning the lack of accessible
parking for people with disabilities at Del Lago Plaza in
Montgomery, Texas, where Mr. Myers' business, Lakefront
Properties, Inc., is a tenant. He says that over the years he
has asked the owners and managers of the office complex to
provide accessible parking spaces for himself and his clients and
customers. He asks whether all public office buildings are
required to provide accessible parking.

     Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act requires
that existing places of public accommodations -- including
restaurants, stores, sales or rental establishments, travel
services, and offices of lawyers or doctors -- remove
architectural barriers to access where such removal is readily
achievable, i.e., easily accomplishable and able to be carried
out without much difficulty or expense. The Department of
Justice's regulation under title III offers examples of barrier
removal including installing ramps, making curb cuts in
sidewalks, and creating designated accessible parking spaces.
The cost of these actions and the resources of the covered entity
are factors in determining what is readily achievable.

     While the exact nature of Mr. Myers' business is unclear, we
assume it is a real estate sales or rental office and that
parking spaces are provided for his customers. If this is the
case, it is possible that the landlord, the tenant, or both will
be responsible for providing accessible parking. For further
information, please see § III-1.2000, p.3 of the enclosed title
III technical assistance manual.

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     I hope this information is useful to you in understanding
the requirements of the ADA. You may wish to inform your
constituent that further information is available through our
Americans with Disabilities Act Information Line at 800-514-0301
(Voice) or 800-514-0383 (TDD) between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday, except for Thursday between 1:00 p.m. and
6:00 p.m. EST.
                              Sincerely,


                             Loretta King
                    Acting Assistant Attorney General
                         Civil Rights Division

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REALTOR                       Lakefront                               MLS
                           Properties, Inc.


March 15, 1994
Honorable United States Senator
Phil Gramm
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510-4302

RE:  Disabled Parking at 15001 Walden Road
     Montgomery, Texas 77356

Dear Mr. Gramm:

I am confused! My original letter to you was in regard to
Handicap Parking, which is not provided in the 15,000
square foot office building at 15001 Walden Road and never
has been provided since its inception. We are tenants and
have made numerous requests to have "Handicap Marked
Parking Spaces" provided. The requests were made to:
Phillip LeFevre, Manager and/or Lessor, located in the
same building, Suite 203.

I am on "Life Support Systems" and cannot walk any great
distance. Many of our clients or customers are also
handicapped.

Perhaps my confusion is your letter states you have
contacted officials at "The Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission". Are they the government agency that handles
handicap parking?

Once again, thank you for all your help.

Very truly yours,

Richard L. Myers
Lakefront Properties, Inc.

RLM/kb

01-03515Realtor                       Lakefront                               MLS
                           Properties, Inc.

March 1, 1994

The Honorable Senator Phil Gramm
2323 Bryan Street, Suite 1500
Dallas, TX 75201-2659

RE:  Handicap Parking Office Complex
     15,000 sq. ft. Air Conditioned Offices

Dear Mr. Gramm:

My corporation "Lakefront Properties, Inc.", is a tenant
in the "Del Lago Plaza", 15001 Walden Road, Montgomery,
Texas 77356 office complex, with approximately 15,000
square feet of air conditioned offices. We lease
approximately 1500 square feet and have for a number of
years. We have over the years requested the owners and/or
managers of the building provide us with handicap parking
spaces and have been ignored or told they are working on
it. The bottom line is, we still have none and no reason
to believe anything will change. The same management
company also manages a shopping center near our office
complex and did recently paint handicap spaces in the
shopping center.

Am I mistaken, or don't all public office buildings have
to provide handicap spaces for the tenants and the public
for the benefit of people such as myself who are
handicapped?

The manager of our building is LeFever Management Company.
One of the principal owners is Henry Brooks - one of the
large beer distributors in Conroe, Texas.

Mr. Gramm, any assistance you could give me on this matter
would be greatly appreciated, such as what government
agency should I contact and if possible, a name of the
closest one to Walden, Del Lago, Conroe, Texas or Houston,
Texas.

Mr. Gramm, thank you for all your assistance in past years
on many matters! I look forward to your usual prompt
response.

Your constituent,

Richard L. Myers
RLM/kb

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