[nagdu] Clearing Up the Fair Housing Amendments Act

[Marion Gwizdala]

Dear All,
    I have been doing some research on the Fair Housing Act. What I have 
been able to discern is that a housing provider may not ask for proof that 
an animal has been trained; however, they may request a letter requesting a 
reasonable accommodation to a housing provider's "No Pets" policy, including 
a waiver of any pet deposit that may apply. This request for reasonable 
accommodations should include a brief description of how the animal 
mitigates a resident's disability. This rule applies only to the actual 
residence, not to the public areas of the property. These areas are under 
the jurisdiction of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Department 
of Justice. HTH!

Fraternally yours,
Marion Gwizdala



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sheila Leigland" <sleigland at bresnan.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 10:39 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Fair Housing


> Hi, william I understand your point it doesn't apply to us but if we had 
> owner trained our dogs we wouldn't have documentation from any school yet 
> is isn't illetal to train your own guide.
>
> Sheila Leiglan d
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