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Posts tagged service animal

What Documentation May a Landlord Require from a Tenant With an Assistance Animal?

HUD recently charged a Kansas landlord with discrimination for requiring unnecessary documentation of a prospective tenant's need for an assistance animal. Learn what HUD claims the Kansas landlord did wrong and how what housing providers may (and may not) require from tenants requesting accommodations for an assistance animal.

Fair Housing, Property Management, Residential Real EstateElizabeth WhitmanSeptember 6, 2022Fair Housing, Fair Housing Act, FHA, Americans with Disabilities Act, ADA, service animal, emotional support animal, HUD

Landlords Must Allow Emotional Support Animals

HUD recently charged a Missouri landlord with violating the Fair Housing Act by requiring a disabled individual to pay a pet deposit for her assistance animal. Here’s what the landlord should have done instead.

Apartment Lease, Property Management, Fair HousingElizabeth WhitmanFebruary 14, 2021saint-saens, carnival of the animals, dahm investments, Fair Housing, Fair Housing Act, reasonable accommodation, emotional support animal, service animal, assistance animal, disability discrimination, Americans with Disabilities Act

Cats, Dogs, Peacocks, and Mice – Accommodating Disabilities and Assistance Animals

My cats have “contributed” to my articles by walking across my keyboard as I work. I was less thrilled with the cats when one left a dead mouse as a present on my stairs. A recent Kennedy Center audience might have appreciated my cats’ hunting skills. In addition to music from the National Symphony Orchestra, “entertainment” was provided by a mouse in the concert hall.