[nagdu] renting homes or apartments:

[Steven Johnson]

William,
First and foremost, a dog guide is not a pet, and falls under the provisions
of reasonable accommodations of the Fair Housing Amendments Act.  Our dogs
are service dogs, providing a service function, not companionship as a pet
does.  If they deny you based on the fact that you have a dog, file a
housing complaint with your State or under HUD.  This is not an ADA issue.  

Steve


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of William ODonnell
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 2:39 PM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nagdu] renting homes or apartments:


I want to propose this question to the list.  What would be the best way for
one to rent a place to live?  Is it a bad idea to first show up and sign a
lease with no dog then move in with the dog?  I ask this since a group of
people I personally know are moving into some buildings where under no
circumstance are pets permitted.  In addition, since different rules apply
when one rents from a management company verses a private landlord in a
house, what is a good technique since they will already have a bias toward
the visible blindness.  My personal interest in this issue is because I
maybe moving in the next year out-of-state to MA where different housing
rules apply in Boston unlike New York City.  Thank you.


      

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