[nagdu] renting a car with Mason

[Marion Gwizdala]

Sam,
    A public accommodation may not assess a surcharge of any type because of 
the presence of a service animal. According to the implementing regulations 
of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA found at 28 CFR Part 36.302
(8)



"A public accommodation shall not ask or require an individual with a 
disability to pay a surcharge, even if people accompanied by pets are 
required to pay fees, or to comply with other requirements generally not 
applicable to people without pets. If a public accommodation normally 
charges individuals for the damage they cause, an individual with a 
disability may be charged for damage caused by his or her service animal."



Normal wear and tear are not considered "damages" and, therefore, the dog 
hair left after the rental are no different than the debris that may be left 
by others in the vehicle necessitating its normal cleaning. If a person or 
service dog causes damages beyond normal wear and tear, e.g. tearing a seat, 
chewing an arm rest, breaking a mechanism, etc. such damages can be 
recovered by the rental agency. I have attached the entire text of the 
relevant sections of the implementing regulations of the ADA concerning 
service animals that took effect on march 15, 2011. If you have any further 
questions or would like to refer the rental agency for more information, you 
may call the NAGDU Information & advocacy Hotline at 888-624-3841 
(888-NAGDU411).



Fraternally yours,

Marion Gwizdala







----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sam Hogle" <smhogle at gmail.com>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 12:50 PM
Subject: [nagdu] renting a car with Mason


> Hello all. I am planning on going on a trip with some people from school, 
> and when the guy renting the car talked to the agency yesterday, they told 
> him that if Mason were to leave dog hair in the car, they would charge us 
> an extra $75. I was wondering if this was legal for them to do since they 
> are allowing him in the car. If anyone has any info on that type of issue, 
> please let me know.
> Sam and Mason
>
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