Question: FHA denials

[Abhean]

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.

As the guidance explains, assistance animals are not pets. Assistance animals could be a trained service animal, or they could be other animals that do work, perform tasks, assist, and/or provide therapeutic emotional support for individuals with disabilities that affect major life activities.

They also note that there is no breed restriction for assistance animals through FHA nor the ADA.

Pet policies on restrictions of breeds or sizes do not apply to assistance animals; assistance animals are not pets.

But within the Reasonable Accommodations those under HUD can deny if:

Granting the request would impose an undue financial and administrative burden on the housing provider

This is normally through a rise in insurance costs if the area allows specific breeds. So all-in-all breed restrictions can be in place.

So here is the question. If an SD team is renting and their management denies them due to "financial burden" because they (the management) have a breed restriction in place does that simply mean the team is SOL?

My personal answer is yes, but it does seem really crappy that something people really need can be denied just due to an animal's breed. BTW, the size of the animal can not be an issue.