[nagdu] renting homes or apartments:

[Lyn Gwizdak]

Thanks, Marion!  I didn't know that the ADA wasn't the law to protect us in 
housing.  Sure, please post it so I can file it.

Lyn and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marion Gwizdala" <blind411 at verizon.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 4:14 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] renting homes or apartments:


> Lyn,
>    To be completely accurate, the ADA does not apply to housing; this is 
> covered by the Fair Housing Act (FHA). There are also other restrictions 
> to what housing is covered, such as whether or not the owner occupies the 
> dwelling and how many units are available for rent. I will see if I can 
> find this information and post it to the list. If anyone else finds it 
> before me, please post it here. We also need to have it up on our website.
>
> Fraternally yours,
> Marion
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Lyn Gwizdak" <linda.gwizdak at cox.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 4:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] renting homes or apartments:
>
>
>>I have always brought my guide dog with me when I apartment hunted. The 
>>ADA covers larger apartment buildings that are usually managed by a 
>>company. I never rented from an individual with a couple of apartments or 
>>a single family house.  These are usually NOT covered by ADA.
>>
>> Personally, if I was not treated respectfully by an owner because of my 
>> blindness or my dog, I wouldn't rent from them at all.  there are plenty 
>> of other places to rent from.
>>
>> I lived in Boston and never had a problem with a guide dog in an 
>> apartment. Me and my dog have always been welcome in every single place 
>> I've rented from in my life!  Hope this track record keeps up! I've 
>> rented places sinse 1972.
>>
>> Guess I'm lucky!  Good luck. I find that upfront and honesty are the best 
>> way to be.  People don't like deception and it tends to start you off on 
>> a sour note to a landlord - or to anybody.  People who know me know that 
>> I'm an upfront, honest person.  I'm a responsible dog owner and my dogs 
>> are clean and well behaved in public - and at home. (grin!)
>>
>> Lyn and Landon
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "William ODonnell" <william.odonnell1 at yahoo.com>
>> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 12:39 PM
>> 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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