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Feb 28, 2020 · In situations where it is not obvious that the dog is a service animal, staff may ask only two specific questions: (1) is the dog a service animal required because of a disability? and (2) what work or task has the dog been trained to perform?
What is a service animal? According to Title II and III of the ADA, a service animal is any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for an individual with a disability.
- Introduction. Individuals with disabilities may use service animals and emotional support animals for a variety of reasons. This guide provides an overview of how major Federal civil rights laws govern the rights of a person requiring a service animal.
- Service Animal Defined by Title II and Title III of the ADA. A service animal means any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability.
- Other Support or Therapy Animals. While Emotional Support Animals or Comfort Animals are often used as part of a medical treatment plan as therapy animals, they are not considered service animals under the ADA.
- Handler’s Responsibilities. The handler is responsible for the care and supervision of his or her service animal. If a service animal behaves in an unacceptable way and the person with a disability does not control the animal, a business or other entity does not have to allow the animal onto its premises.
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- Differences between service animals and assistance or emotional support animals. Service animals are categorized as animals trained to do a specific task for their owner.
- Demonstrating your pet is an assistance animal. You should provide your landlord with a letter from your doctor/therapist stating you have a disability and explaining how your pet is needed to help you cope with this disability and/or improves its symptoms.
- If your landlord refuses to accommodate. Landlords must agree to a reasonable accommodation request if the disability claim is true and if the request does not create a hardship on the landlord or other tenants.
- Housing covered by the Fair Housing Act. All types of housing, including public housing, are covered by the FHA except rental dwellings of four or less units, where one unit is occupied by the owner; single family homes sold or rented by the owner without the use of a broker; housing owned by private clubs or religious organizations that restrict occupancy in housing units to their members.
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