[nagdu] EXTERNAL:Re: Reasonable Accommodation?

[Tamara Smith-Kinney]

No, not fun.  And crazy.  If it *were* for sure a blindness/guide dog issue,
I could use the federal system.  There are aspects of the situation that
*might* enable me to get recourse under federal law, only it's a lot of gray
area, it seems.  But like so many of our mutual acquaintances, I have no
wish to try to manipulate the system to make a federal case out of something
that isn't by simply using the fact of my blindness as some sort of
leverage.  Sigh.

Good q	uestions, though, and they help me understand things a bit better.
Can't solve a problem if you can't figure out what it is.  /smile/

Tami Smith-Kinney

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 9:02 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] EXTERNAL:Re: Reasonable Accommodation?

Tami, 
Is your contract legal and binding? It may not be if the land isn't
yours. Do you have a lawyer that can look at it? You'd want one good in
tenant law and one good in property law to tell you how your situation
applies to you
This doesn't sound fun. 

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Julie J
Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 7:48 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: EXTERNAL:Re: [nagdu] Reasonable Accommodation?

Tami,

My opinion from what I know, is that you are correct.  A letter
outlining 
the issue and your request for accommodations should be sufficient.  The
FHA 
states that you must have fair enjoyment of your home, not equal access.

That's why emotional support animals are allowed.  Anyhow, if it were
me, 
I'd send the letter requiring signature confirmation so they can't
pretend 
they didn't get it.  I'd also include something that until the backyard 
complies with the terms of your agreed upon contract you will need to 
exercise Mitsy in the front yard.   Perhaps that will inspire them to
work 
harder at fulfilling their end of the bargain, if they are really that
upset 
at the idea of you using your front yard.

I'm not sure about the specific circumstances of your living arrangement
or 
the local leash laws, but here you can have your dog off leash in your
own 
yard fence or no fence.  that doesn't violate the leash laws.  It's only

when the untrained beasts see me and my dog and take off running and
leave 
their yard that it becomes a legal issue. *smile*

Best of luck,
Julie



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