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  1. Obligations of Housing Providers (FHA)

    Obligations of Housing Providers (FHA)

    Individuals with a disability may request to keep an assistance animal as a reasonable accommodation to a housing provider's pet restrictions. Housing providers cannot refuse to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices, or services when such accommodations may be necessary...
  2. SDA Guide to Housing (renting) with Service Dogs (US)

    SDA Guide to Housing (renting) with Service Dogs (US)

    Many questions are asked by service dog teams as the look for a new rental. Can they charge a "pet" fee? What information can the manager/owner ask from me? So, Ill try to guide you the best I can. Please remember this is not intended to be legal advice. Is the owner or management covered under...
    • Brian Jones
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    • 3 min read
    • apartment article emotional support animal fha reasonable accommodation rentals service dog
    • Category: FHA
  3. Abhean

    Resource Iowa 2268 Proof of need for Assistance Animal 2024-04-04

    Senate File 2268 - Reprinted SENATE FILE 2268 BY WEBSTER (As Amended and Passed by the Senate February 19, 2024) A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to assistance animals and service animals, 2 including reasonable accommodations for housing and 3 requirements for findings of disabilities. 4 BE IT...
  4. Postsecondary Institutions and Students With Disabilities

    Postsecondary Institutions and Students With Disabilities

    This document explains the legal obligations that postsecondary institutions have toward students with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Fair Housing Act. How the Laws Apply The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) covers...
  5. Know Your Rights! Pet Screening and Assistance Animals

    Know Your Rights! Pet Screening and Assistance Animals

    1. What is pet screening? Pet screening is basically a background check on a tenant's pet dog, cat, or other animal. It is a way for landlords to get information about a prospective tenant's pet prior to approving their rental application or prior to an existing tenant getting a new pet. The...
    • Brian Jones
    • Article
    • 3 min read
    • article fha pet rent rentals rights screening
    • Category: FHA
  6. Can A Landlord Deny An Emotional Support Animal: The Legal Rights For ESAs

    Can A Landlord Deny An Emotional Support Animal: The Legal Rights For ESAs

    Emotional support animals (ESAs) play a vital role in providing comfort and stability for individuals dealing with emotional or mental health challenges. However, navigating the rights and responsibilities surrounding these animals in rental properties can be complex. This article delves into...
  7. Abhean

    Resource HUD / ADA Joint Statement 2020 2020

    Subject: Assessing a Person's Request to Have an Animal as a Reasonable Accommodation Under the Fair Housing Act 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...
  8. Abhean

    Resource SERVICE ANIMALS: THE ADA vs. THE FAIR HOUSING ACT 2023-07-13

    SERVICE ANIMALS: THE ADA vs. THE FAIR HOUSING ACT The Americans with Disability Act (ADA) was recently changed with regard to service animals. How does this affect disability-related animals in housing? The ADA is not the Fair Housing Act (FHA). Changes to the ADA have no affect on the...
  9. Service Dogs, the FHA, and Doctors Notes

    Service Dogs, the FHA, and Doctors Notes

    I was sort of surprised when a firestorm erupted at one of the service dog pages I help with, and all over the need for a doctor's note. A few lone voices yelling about the ADA guidelines of not having to have any documentation for the service dog against a multitude of followers pointing out...
    • Brian Jones
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    • 3 min read
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    • Category: FHA
  10. Service Dogs and Doctors Letters (US)

    Service Dogs and Doctors Letters (US)

    One of the most asked questions I see when asking about what is needed for Service Dogs as far as paperwork is concerned. The answer is mixed depending on what the person is referring to. There are also what I refer to as best practices. American Disability Act (ADA) The ADA gives us the basic...
    • Brian Jones
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    • 3 min read
    • ada article best court doctor eeoc fha note practice required
    • Category: Service Animals
  11. Abhean

    Guidance on Documenting an Individual's Need for Assistance Animals in Housing 2023-06-15

    Guidance on Documenting an Individual's Need for Assistance Animals in Housing This section provides best practices for documenting an individual's need for assistance animals in housing. It offers a summary of information that a housing provider may need to know from a health care...
  12. Service Dogs and Apartments (US)

    Service Dogs and Apartments (US)

    Lately, I have seen a lot of people posting or asking about what is allowed and isn't when dealing with landlords and rental management. When talking about rental properties we must focus on the Fair Housing Act or the FHA. The Americans Disability Act gives us basic guidelines for service...
    • Brian Jones
    • Article
    • 3 min read
    • accommdations article emotional support animal esa fha rentals service dog
    • Category: FHA
  13. Abhean

    REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS UNDER THE FAIR HOUSING ACT 2023-06-09

    Download for the entire PDF Who must comply with the Fair Housing Act's reasonable accommodation requirements? Any person or entity engaging in prohibited conduct – i.e., refusing to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices, or services, when such accommodations may be...
  14. Living With a Service Animal

    Living With a Service Animal

    What laws cover housing and service animals? There are three disability rights laws that affect housing for individuals with a disability. These laws apply in most private housing, state and local government housing, public housing and any other federally-assisted housing programs and...
    • Brian Jones
    • Article
    • 3 min read
    • article fha housing
    • Category: FHA
  15. Abhean

    FAQs on Service and Assistance Animals in Housing 1.0

    This document gives some brief answers to questions on service and assistance animals in housing.
  16. Abhean

    Question: FHA denials

    Just looking for honest opinions on this one. The FHA groups Service dogs, emotional support animals, and the like into a broad category referring to all of them as assistance animals. And to a point, it makes sense. They also note that there is no breed restriction for assistance animals...
    • Abhean
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    • Forum: General Chat
  17. Abhean

    Service Dogs / ESA's and Rentals (US)

    For those researching how having a service dog or emotional support animal can be regulated in rentals, this is for you. Most readers have seen posts on other groups and alot of people just take at face value what they read especially when it comes to the ADA stuff. When renting there is a new...
    • Abhean
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    • Forum: Service Dogs
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