service animals: What Housing Providers Need to Know About Service Animals
- 06/14/10 04:25 AM
Under the Fair Housing Act, a housing provider cannot refuse housing to someone who is disabled because of their disability. Just as important, the law requires housing providers to accommodate a person’s disability by changing or modifying a rule or policy or practice when doing so is necessary to give the disabled person equal opportunity to use and enjoy his or her unit. Under the Fair Housing Act, a housing provider who has established a "no pet" policy must allow a disabled resident to keep a service animal as a reasonable accommodation. The housing provider must allow the disabled resident … (2 comments)
service animals: Does an Apartment Complex with a Clearly Posted "No Pets" Policy Need to Allow Tenants with Service Animals?
- 03/20/09 12:42 PM
Does an apartment complex with a clearly posted "no pets" policy need to allow tenants with service animals? This is a very common question in real estate, and something that every real estate professional should know. This issue arises almost daily in conjunction with condominium rules and regulations, apartment complex rules, and generally to all rental housing, many of which have "no pets" policies. The answer is, yes. A service animal is not a pet. Federal fair housing laws require landlords and property managers to modify their "no pets" policies to allow the use of a service animal by a … (5 comments)
service animals: What is Considerd a Service Animal Under Fair Housing Laws
- 03/20/09 12:28 PM
Federal fair housing laws define a "service animal" as any guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to provide assistance to an individual with a disability. If they meet this definition, animals are considered service animals under the law regardless of whether they have been licensed or certified by a state or local government. Service animals perform some of the functions and tasks that the individual with a disability cannot perform for him or herself. Guide dogs are one type of service animal, used by some individuals who are blind. This is the type of service animal with … (0 comments)
service animals: $62,000 Settlement in Fair Housing Disability Discrimination Case Against Apartment Complex for Refusing to Allow Residents to Keep Service Dogs
- 02/23/09 06:33 AM
On May 29, 2008, the United States Department of Justice ("DOJ") settled a fair housing disability discrimination case for $62,000 that was brought against an apartment complex and the on-site manager for refusing to allow residents to keep service dogs. United States v. Stealth Investments LLC; BMT Investments LLC; and Steven Barry Woodhouse, No. 4:07-cv-500, filed in the United States District Court for the Idaho (consent order dated May 29, 2008). On May 29, 2008, the federal court entered a consent decree that settled this fair housing disability discrimination case brought by the DOJ against an apartment complex and its on-site … (2 comments)
service animals: What Housing Providers Need to Know About Service Animals
- 02/15/09 03:21 AM
Under the Fair Housing Act, a housing provider cannot refuse housing to someone who is disabled because of their disability. Just as important, the law requires housing providers to accommodate a person’s disability by changing or modifying a rule or policy or practice when doing so is necessary to give the disabled person equal opportunity to use and enjoy his or her unit. Under the Fair Housing Act, a housing provider who has established a "no pet" policy must allow a disabled resident to keep a service animal as a reasonable accommodation. The housing provider must allow the disabled resident to … (0 comments)
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