[nagdu] Bed and Breakfast

Wed May 1 15:06:57 UTC 2013

Oh, that is truly good information. Thanks. Should I decide to stay in one (and it could happen) I'll know. I had a dog and stayed in one in Lawrence, KS, but it was at the end of the block where I used to live and I knew the owner. They knew I had a dog and they loved dogs, so no problem.

CL

On May 1, 2013, at 9:35 AM, "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com> wrote:

> Okay, I looked and couldn't find the law.  So I called the ADA hotline number.   The phone representative confirmed what I had thought.  If there are 6 or more rooms they do have to allow service dogs because they are covered by the ADA.  If they have fewer than 6 rooms and the owner lives on the property then they are not covered by the ADA and do not have to allow service dogs.  However if they have less than 6 rooms and the owner does not live there, they then  are subject to the ADA and would have to allow service dogs.
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> I'm glad I called.  I stay in Bed and Breakfasts from time to time.  It's good to have someone else confirm what I had thought.  It's been so long since I read the actual law though, and searching for it was frustrating to say the least.  Now I know and will feel more confident in my rights when I travel.
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> Julie
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> -----Original Message----- From: Tracy Carcione
> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 8:38 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Bed and Breakfast
> 
> What do you think the cutoff is?  The B&B I'm looking at calls itself an
> inn, and has about 8 rooms.
> Tracy
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 3:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Bed and Breakfast
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>> Steve,
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>> there's an exception when the owner lives in the same building and there are a very small number of rooms to be rented.  It would be the same thing if I wanted to rent out my guest room.  I wouldn't be obligated to allow a service dog with it's handler if I didn't want to.
>> 
>> Julie
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>> -----Original Message----- From: Steven Johnson
>> Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 1:00 PM
>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Bed and Breakfast
>> 
>> They are still subject to the provisions found under ADA Title III, Places
>> of Public Accommodation.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lyn Gwizdak
>> Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 12:32 PM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Bed and Breakfast
>> 
>> Hey Anne,
>> I wonder where a Bed And Breakfast place would be treated under the ADA?
>> Anyone know this?
>> 
>> Anne, I would do the same thing if i stayed in a B&B and was bringing my
>> guide dog.  I never stayed at one but many times they are owned and run by
>> people who also live there.  So, yeah, I personally would talk to the owner
>> before going there to make sure all is well.  To me doing this could be the
>> difference in having a pleasant time or a tense one which nobody needs.
>> 
>> Did you get to see the Lab's puppies while at that B&B?  I bet they were
>> sooooo cute!
>> 
>> Lyn and Landon
>> "Asking who's the man and who's the woman in an LGBT relationship is like
>> asking which chopstick is the fork" - Unknown
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ann Edie" <annedie at nycap.rr.com>
>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 9:14 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Bed and Breakfast
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>> 
>>> Hi, Tracy,
>>> 
>>> If it is in the US and therefore under US law, I think it makes a
>>> difference whether the owner/proprietor lives in the house or
>>> elsewhere, and possibly how many rooms there are for rent.  I once
>>> stayed at a Bed and Breakfast place in Maine.  I did let the owner
>>> know that I would be traveling with my guide dog.  Once I assured her
>>> that my dog was very friendly with other dogs, and that, in any case,
>>> he would be kept on leash and under my control at all times while on
>>> the property, the owner had no objection to my bringing my dog.  The
>>> reason she had any reservations was that they did in fact live in the
>>> house where the guests stayed, and they had a female Lab which had
>>> just had pups.  My Bailey got along fine with all the pets, dogs,
>>> puppies, and cats, as well as the moose and other wild animals which
>>> we had fairly close encounters with during our stay, but then, Bailey
>>> was the dog to whom other animals were invisible.
>>> 
>>> I think the Bed and Breakfast is one of the few cases where I would
>>> inform the owner that I will be traveling with a service animal,
>>> because it is more like staying at a person's home than at a hotel.
>>> 
>>> Hope it works out fine and that you have a great stay.
>>> 
>>> Best,
>>> Ann
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy
>>> Carcione
>>> Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 6:48 AM
>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>> Subject: [nagdu] Bed and Breakfast
>>> 
>>> Am I right in thinking that a Bed and Breakfast is the same as a
>>> hotel, and not a private home?  I'm planning a weekend getaway
>>> sometime this summer, and see a B&B that sounds nice, but I'm
>>> wondering if I have to tell them about Ben or not.  I would think not,
>>> same as a hotel.
>>> Tracy
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