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An assistance animal is an animal that works, provides assistance, or performs tasks for the benefit of a person with a disability, or that provides emotional support that alleviates one or more identified effects of a person’s disability. An assistance animal is not a pet.
The Fair Housing Act (FHA) makes it unlawful for a housing provider to refuse to make a reasonable accommodation that a person with a disability may need in order to have equal opportunity to enjoy and use a dwelling. HUD released Notice FHEO-2020-01, the Assistance
Are emotional support animals covered under the Fair Housing Act? The short answer is, “Yes.” However, there are steps to be taken to verify anyone claiming this status for their pet.
Even if a lease says "no pets" or restricts pets, landlords are required to make what is called a “reasonable accommodation” to allow pets who serve as assistance animals, which includes emotional support animals.
Jan 28, 2020 · the Fair Housing Act 1. Purpose: This notice explains certain obligations of housing providers under the Fair Housing Act (FHA) with respect to animals that individuals with disabilities may request as reasonable accommodations. There are two types of assistance animals: (1) service animals, and (2) other
FHA allows both “assistance animals” and “service dogs.” A request to have an assistance animal, which can include a service animal under the ADA definition, must be evaluated under the reasonable accommodation standard.
The Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act protect the right of people with disabilities to keep emotional support animals, even when a landlord's policy explicitly prohibits pets. Because emotional support and service
The federal Fair Housing Act (FHA) makes it illegal to discriminate in housing based on disability. A person with a disability may seek a “reasonable accommodation” from a housing provider so that they may have an equal opportunity as an able-bodied person to use and enjoy a dwelling.
Jun 6, 2024 · The Fair Housing Act requires most landlords to provide a reasonable accommodation to a tenant who has an emotional support animal, notwithstanding any no-pets policy or other restrictions on pets.
Section 504 and the Fair Housing Act (FHA) requires housing providers to allow assistance animals for individuals with a disability. HUD Guidance, Part 1. Reasonable Accommodations. What is a Reasonable Accommodation?
