[nagdu] dog refused

Mon Mar 18 11:45:02 UTC 2013

Good morning all your friendly neighborhood travel agent here and member of NAGDU, and President of the Travel & Tourism Division again.
If the house is being offered to the public to rent. Like anything that is offered to the public, it not only falls under the ADA, but the local issues.  
Similar to a hotel or any other travel related stays in the United States they cannot tell you that they will not allow the dog.
You can tell them either about the laws or don't rent from that person or company. If it is a major company, similar to the car rental issue that one of our members had last week, then call them up and they should know.
If it just somone renting a cabin. Like if you owned a cabin and wanted to rent it out. First of all it is a cabin. They have to clean it anyway before the next renter comes to use it. I am sure you are not dirty people. But they need to come in vacuum, wash the floors, bathrooms, etc. I wouldn't rent anything from anyone unless they clean it before I arrive, do you want to rent anything that was left dirty from the last person.
I definitely would not.
Again, all if you have these type of questions and would like to ask them on the air, I do have the internet radio show on WTOE Network, www.thruoureyes.com. President Joe Ruffalo of NFB of NJ is having an article in the Braille Monitor in the April Edition about all the shows that air and when they air.
State Law of GA from the NAGDU website, I don't know if it has been changed.
GEORGIA
Georgia Laws of 1991, Title 30, Chapter 4, Sections 30-4-1 through 30-4-3 Georgia statutory law guarantees a blind person the legal right to be accompanied by a specially trained dog guide in all public accommodations and on all common carriers. Also guaranteed by Georgia law is the legal right of a dog guide user to equal accommodation in all housing. No extra charge can be levied because of the dog guide's presence, but the dog guide user is liable for any damage to the premises that the dog might cause. Landlords are not required to modify the premises, nor are they responsible for maintaining a higher degree of care than that provided other tenants. Dog guide users employed in vending stands have a legal right to have their dog with them, with the limitation that the dog cannot be within 25 feet of the food vended. (Sect. 30-4-1) Common carriers include boats, airplanes, trains, buses, taxis, and any mode of transportation offered for public use. (Sect. 30-4-1) Public accommodations include hotels, restaurants, stores, places of resort or amusement, and any other place to which the general public is invited. (Sect. 30-4-1) Housing includes all property offered for rent, lease, or purchase, but does not include single family dwellings with no more than one room for rent. (Sect. 30-4-2) Violation: Any person, firm, corporation or agent thereof who denies or interferes with the above enumerated rights is guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine not to exceed $100, or by imprisonment for not more than 10 days, or both. (Sect. 30-4-3)

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> Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:04:24 -0700
> From: celticyaya at gmail.com
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] dog refused
> 
> But who would you contact about this type of thing? The police or what? Eve
> 
> On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 3:03 PM, Steven Johnson <blinddog3 at charter.net> wrote:
> > Eve, she needs to check out her State access laws first which should be
> > found on the www.NAGDU.org site.  This is why handlers need to become
> > familiar with not only the Federal laws provisions surrounding access to
> > places of public accommodation, but more importantly state laws as sometimes
> > they might have even greater protections.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Eve Sanchez
> > Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 4:23 PM
> > To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> > Subject: [nagdu] dog refused
> >
> > My friend in Georgia was trying to rent a cabin for the weekend and was
> > refused because of her guide dog. They gave her the excuse that there might
> > be future customers that are allergic. What steps does she d to take? Is
> > there a first comtact that someone could suggest? Eve
> >
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